Children are at half the risk of a heart complication if they're vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to being infected with the virus.

Scientists, in the largest study of its kind in children, reviewed the health records of nearly 14 million people aged under 18 in England between January 2020 and December 2022 to assess the short and long-term risks of COVID-19.

They found kids who received a Pfizer vaccine were associated with half the risk of developing myocarditis or pericarditis, a rare but serious heart inflammation, within six months compared to those who got COVID-19.

The results were in line with what was known about the risks associated with COVID-19 infection, vaccination, and heart inflammation in children, University of Queensland infectious diseases physician and microbio

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