Video claims that half of vaccine-related myocarditis cases have “permanent heart damage”

A viral clip of a political commentator and a celebrity doctor discussing COVID-19 vaccine safety includes the claim that a new study found that half of all young men who experience myocarditis related to COVID-19 vaccines have permanent heart damage. The claim is based on a study published in July that followed up with 40 adolescents up to one year after their vaccine-related myocarditis diagnosis.

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