Claim: A study found myocarditis and pericarditis only occur in those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, not those infected by the virus.
Fact-check: COVID study misrepresented in misleading heart inflammation claim
Verdict: misleading. the study did not look at whether myocarditis and pericarditis occurred after infection, and the study only looked at children and adolescents.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: George Driver
Date published: 2024-07-29T00:00:00