Posts claim that mRNA vaccines damage the heart more than COVID-19 infection

Several popular anti-vaccine accounts are using recent studies to falsely claim that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are more damaging to the heart than COVID-19 infection. Some posts link to an article falsely claiming that a new study found that COVID-19 vaccines are the sole cause of an increase in heart failure in children. 

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