The Claim:
A tech millionaire claims that literally every person who received a COVID vaccine now has heart damage.
The Facts:
This study looked at the hearts of people who had received COVID vaccines compared to those who hadn’t. They wanted to see if there were any changes in the heart muscle of people who got vaccinated but didn’t have any heart-related symptoms.
They found that people who received COVID vaccines showed increased activity in their heart muscles on the scans, especially within 180 days after their second vaccine dose. This increased activity wasn’t related to age, gender, or the type of vaccine they received.
There are some limitations to this study, however. This study was conducted at one hospital, retrospectively, meaning people were there because they were experiencing health problems, the scans they conducted are not by themselves indicative of cardiac damage, and the vaccinated cohort was older and had other risk factors that could account for the inflammation that was found. Also, they didn’t consider factors like fasting, which could affect the results.
Studies like these are important as a jumping-off point for additional research to determine if there is a causal relationship, but this study does not determine one. It’s also essential to note that these changes seem to be relatively minor and not a sign of severe heart problems. More research is needed to understand these findings better, including comparing them with other heart-related tests and non-mRNA vaccines.
Disclaimer: Science is always evolving and our understanding of these topics may have evolved since this was originally posted. Browse the latest information posted in Just the Facts Topics.
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