Risk of myocarditis in adolescents significantly reduced after receiving only one dose of Comirnaty, HKUMed finds; adolescents urged to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Date: 25 January, 2022
Associated Publications:
Carditis After COVID-19 Vaccination With a Messenger RNA Vaccine and an Inactivated Virus Vaccine
https://doi.org/10.7326/M21-3700
Epidemiology of Acute Myocarditis/Pericarditis in Hong Kong Adolescents Following Comirnaty Vaccination
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab989
HKUMed finds COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong safe for various vulnerable patient groups; encourages vaccine uptake by these patients to prevent severe COVID-19 complications
Date: 28th February, 2022
Associated Publications:
Multimorbidity and adverse events of special interest associated with Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28068-3
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Two-dose COVID-19 vaccination and possible arthritis flare among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Hong Kong
http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221571
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Lack of inflammatory bowel disease flare-up following two-dose BNT162b2 vaccine: a population-based cohort study
http://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326860
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Post-Covid-19-vaccination adverse events and healthcare utilization among individuals with or without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection