COVID 19 Vaccine for Adolescents. Concern about Myocarditis and Pericarditis

• Main Authors: Giuseppe Calcaterra (Author), Jawahar Lal Mehta (Author), Cesare de Gregorio (Author), Gianfranco Butera (Author), Paola Neroni (Author), Vassilios Fanos (Author), Pier Paolo Bassareo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The alarming onset of some cases of myocarditis and pericarditis following the administration of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines in adolescent males has recently been highlighted. All occurred after the second dose of the vaccine. Fortunately, none of patients were criticall...