Vaccine vs covid for teens

[Staffy1]

I keep reading that the vaccine can cause myocarditis, particularly in young men/boys. What I can’t find any info on is does covid itself ever cause myocarditis in this age group and if so, how often in comparison to the vaccine. Does anyone know?

The short answer is yes. Myocarditis is a regular feature of COVID infection. There was a study done in Spain that showed something like 60% of hospitalised cases showed signs of heart inflammation, and their sample (whichwas sma) included young men. No idea how common it is amongst mild cases.

Thanks @Porcupineintherough

Don’t suppose anyone has stats on how often it occurs to compare to how often it occurs with the vaccine.

Here is a helpful article with links to the research - www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133462-800-myocarditis-is-more-common-after-covid-19-infection-than-vaccination/

Over 6x more likely for teenage men to get myocarditis from infection than vaccine.

@FlagsFiend, thank you!

Yes. USA data shows Covid way more likely to cause it than the rare vaccine side effect. And, the rare cases of myocarditis linked to the vaccine are almost all mild and easily treated.

The vaccine is trialled and tested. Whereas Covid (and potential long term effects) are unknown. It's possibly a human modified lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

@Tealightsandd, thanks. It’s a worry for a child with severe learning difficulties who can’t communicate. My concern is it won’t be noticed in time, or dismissed as something else or nothing serious, as NHS doesn’t generally agree to tests unless something is blindingly obvious to them, from past experience.