Rare but Real: Higher Risks of Vascular and Inflammatory Disease After SARS‑CoV‑2 Infection Than After BNT162b2 Vaccination in Children and Adolescents
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Rare but Real: Higher Risks of Vascular and Inflammatory Disease After SARS‑CoV‑2 Infection Than After BNT162b2 Vaccination in Children and Adolescents

A nationwide English cohort study (n≈13.9M) found transient but significant increases in rare vascular and inflammatory events after first SARS‑CoV‑2 infection and a smaller, short-lived increase in myocarditis/pericarditis after first BNT162b2 vaccination—supporting vaccination to reduce greater risks from infection.