Covid-19 Vaccines and Teens: What to Know About Myocarditis Risk

We don’t yet know if temporary heart inflammation is a rare side effect of mRNA vaccination, but it’s possible

Tara Haelle
Elemental
Published in
10 min readJun 18, 2021

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Photo: Heather Hazzan/SELF Magazine

As parents consider the risks and benefits of the Covid-19 vaccines for their kids, they may have heard about a heart inflammation condition called myocarditis or…

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Tara Haelle
Elemental

Tara Haelle is a science journalist, public speaker, and author of Vaccination Investigation and The Informed Parent. Follow her at @tarahaelle.