Covid infection more likely than vaccines to cause rare heart problems – study

Researchers reported results of the largest study of its kind to compare the risks of cardiovascular events, such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmia, between different vaccines and coronavirus. Picture: Corbis

The risk of heart problems after a Covid vaccine could be as low as one in a million and the virus is more likely than jabs to cause rare complications, a study has found.

Researchers reported results of the largest study of its kind to compare the risks of cardiovascular events, such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and cardiac arrhythmia, between different vaccines and coronavirus.