Cases of myocarditis soared among U.S. service members in 2021, after the COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out, a top official has confirmed.
There were 275 cases of myocarditis in 2021—a 151 percent spike from the annual average from 2016 to 2020, Gilbert Cisneros Jr. said.
Mr. Cisneros, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, was confirming data revealed by a whistleblower earlier this year.
The COVID-19 vaccines cause myocarditis, a form of heart inflammation that can lead to mortality, including sudden death. COVID-19 also causes myocarditis.
The diagnosis data comes from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database.
Mr. Cisneros provided the rate of cases per 100,000 person years, a way to measure risk across a certain period of time. In 2021, the rate was 69.8 among those with prior infection, compared to 21.7 among members who had been vaccinated….