Immune cells—not antibodies—cause rare cases of COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis --study

Study: Immune cells—not antibodies—cause COVID vaccine-linked myocarditis The rare cases of myocarditis among recipients of mRNA vaccines are caused by a generalized immune-cell and inflammatory response, researchers say. CIDRAP

The rare cases of myocarditis among recipients of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine—mostly in young men—are caused by a generalized immune-cell and inflammatory response rather than vaccine-triggered antibodies, suggests a small study published late last week in Science Immunology.

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