Myocarditis After BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccination
Kathryn F Larson, Enrico Ammirati, Eric D Adler, Leslie T Cooper Jr, Kimberly N Hong, Gianluigi Saponara, Daniel Couri, Alberto Cereda, Antonio Procopio, Cristina Cavalotti, Fabrizio Oliva, Tommaso Sanna, Vincenzo Antonio Ciconte, George Onyango, David R Holmes, Daniel D Borgeson, Kathryn F Larson, Enrico Ammirati, Eric D Adler, Leslie T Cooper Jr, Kimberly N Hong, Gianluigi Saponara, Daniel Couri, Alberto Cereda, Antonio Procopio, Cristina Cavalotti, Fabrizio Oliva, Tommaso Sanna, Vincenzo Antonio Ciconte, George Onyango, David R Holmes, Daniel D Borgeson
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Keywords: BNT162 vaccine; COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines; SARS-CoV-2; mRNA-1273 vaccine; myocarditis.
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