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2023-07-26 12:08:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B41C6C4925F7683E938E9CA2E7A54E40DDD6E240B07F357B5BD18B2A1F7026F9
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While myocarditis in vaccinated individuals is less frequent than after a COVID infection, it can happen. https://www.heart.org/en/news/2022/08/22/covid-19-infection-poses-higher-risk-for-myocarditis-than-vaccines However neither COVID nor vaccines caused a spike in heart related deaths among athletes, a common myth. https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/scicheck-no-surge-in-athlete-deaths-contrary-to-widespread-anti-vaccine-claims/
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