Dr. Anish Koka

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

I’m a cardiologist, and the first disconnect that became glaringly obvious very quickly was the impact COVID was having on the heart. As I walked through COVID rooms in the Spring of 2020 trying to hold my breath, I waited for a COVID cardiac tsunami. There never was a cardiac tsunami from COVID. But it got worse.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JANUARY 1, 2023

Myopericarditis is a now a well reported complication associated with Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) vaccinations. The diagnosis was made based on classic findings of inflammation on an electrocardiogram associated with acute chest pain. 5 days later she once again complained of chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 31, 2023

On Sunday, the nation reported 841 new instances of COVID-19, marking the most substantial daily increase in over 10 months. As India concludes 2023, the final fortnight of December has witnessed nearly 8,500 Covid-19 cases. There is a heightened awareness of caution as Covid-19 resurfaces during winter.

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Dr. Anish Koka

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The COVID19/vaccine myocarditis debate continues in large part because our public health institutions are grossly mischaracterizing the risks and benefits of vaccines to young people. 1, there were more than 400 COVID deaths a day across the U.S. As of Feb. “For a 20-year-old college student, how likely are they to die?

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Dr. Anish Koka

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Today’s post on the latest COVID vaccine myocarditis paper gets a big assist from the wicked smart data visualization expert Josh Stevenson ( subscribe to his substack !) In August 2021, the CDC began a study to follow-up cases of myocarditis in the age group at highest risk for myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

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Dr. Anish Koka

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I recently saw a young man who came to see me because his place of future employment, a large health system was requiring him to complete the 1º series of his COVID19 vaccination. He was concerned because he had chest pain after his first mRNA vaccine and was uncomfortable with the risks of a second mRNA dose.

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