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Cardiology update: Should mRNA vaccine myocarditis be a contraindication to future COVID-19 vaccinations ?

Dr. Anish Koka

Myopericarditis is a now a well reported complication associated with Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) vaccinations. The case reports Case 1 involves a 26 year old man who developed pericarditis after the Pfizer vaccine. Pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac the heart lives in, developed about 7 days after the Pfizer vaccine.

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Vaccine myocarditis update from Korea

Dr. Anish Koka

A national study from Korea published in the European Heart Journal sheds important new light on complications related to COVID vaccine related myocarditis. The KDCA also established a reporting system with a legal obligation for special adverse events including myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.

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A COVID19 vaccine exemption letter

Dr. Anish Koka

(Published with permission, only the relevant names have been changed/redacted) Dear Vaccine Exemption Review Committee, I am writing this letter on behalf of John Smith DOB: xx/xx/xx in regard to a mandate from xxxx Health that Mr. Smith receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine to complete his primary COVID-19 vaccine series.