Yet literally billions of humans have had the COVID vaccine without ill effect. As I said, virtually everything we introduce into our bodies has some sort of "side effect."
The flu pandemic of 1918 killed almost 700K Americans in a population of 103M+. A quarter of Americans were infected, presumably mostly the anti-maskers who existed even then, resulting in a 2.72% death rate. There was no vaccine.
COVID can cause myocarditis. This might explain Trump's failing health after he almost died from COVID as an anti-vaxxer and anti-masker. The vaccine, as
@Taichiliberal pointed out, has been shown to cause myocarditis in young males, but the numbers are small, only as high as 0.036% after a second COVID shot and double that, up to 0.065%. for those infected with COVID.
COVID death rates of those age 12-17 for unvaccinated were 0.08% and was 0% for vaccinated. Yes, zero percent. Unfortunately, as Ron White once stated, "You can't fix stupid".
Red Cross workers make anti-influenza masks for soldiers, Boston, Massachusetts. (National Archives Identifier 45499341) Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million...
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Before COVID-19, the most severe pandemic in recent history was the 1918 influenza virus, often called “the Spanish Flu.” The virus infected roughly 500 million people—one-third of the world’s population—and caused 50 million deaths worldwide (double the number of deaths in World War I). In the United States, a quarter of the population caught the virus, 675,000 died, and life expectancy dropped by 12 years. With no vaccine to protect against the virus, people were urged to isolate, quarantine, practice good personal hygiene, and limit social interaction.
US Population table by year, historic, and current data. Current US Population is 337.50 million.
www.multpl.com
Jul 1, 2019 328.24 million
Jul 1, 2018 326.69 million
Jul 1, 2017 324.99 million
Chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations can persist after COVID-19. Are they heart related? A cardiologist provides perspective.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org
Yes: Although COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory or lung disease, the heart can also suffer.
Temporary or lasting damage to heart tissue can be due to several factors:
Lack of oxygen. As the virus causes inflammation and fluid to fill up the air sacs in the lungs, less oxygen can reach the bloodstream. The heart has to work harder to pump blood through the body, which can be dangerous in people with preexisting heart disease. The heart can fail from overwork, or insufficient oxygen can cause cell death and tissue damage in the heart and other organs.
Myocarditis: inflammation of the heart. The coronavirus may infect and damage the heart’s muscle tissue directly, as is possible with other viral infections, including some strains of the flu. The heart may also become damaged and inflamed indirectly by the body’s own immune system response.
In a new study, Yale scientists have identified the immune signature of rare cases of myocarditis among those vaccinated against COVID-19 with mRNA vaccines.
news.yale.edu
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ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among males aged 12 to 17, about 22 to 36 per 100,000 experienced myocarditis within 21 days after receiving a second vaccine dose. The incidence of myocarditis was 50.1 to 64.9 cases per 100,000 after infection with the COVID-19 virus among males in this age group.
To understand how the pandemic is evolving, it’s crucial to know how death rates from COVID-19 are affected by vaccination status.
ourworldindata.org