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boogies on Jan 11, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done...

Case in point: fully vaccinated boys without medical comorbidities in the US between ages 12 and 17 from January to June 2021 got myocarditis at 370–610% (ages 12–15) / 210–350% (12–17) higher rates than their risk of COVID-19 hospitalization.

(Edit: forgot the source :P) https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.30.21262866v...

scionthefly on Jan 12, 2022 [–]

I have wondered how much of statistics like this are due to the level of observation.

Post vaxx kid: "I don't feel good." Doctor: Let's check you for this myocarditis thing I've read about.

Pre-2020 kid: "I don't feel good." Doctor: You're probably fine.

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