COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of sudden death in healthy younger people.
Is it true that COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of sudden death in healthy younger people?
Yes. A large Ontario population-based case-control study of people aged 12-50 found COVID-19 vaccination associated with lower sudden death risk and concluded the findings do not support the hypothesis that vaccines increase sudden cardiac death in young healthy adults. An England self-controlled study of ages 12-29 found no significant overall increase in cardiac or all-cause mortality after vaccination, though it noted a cardiac death signal in young women after non-mRNA first doses, and an Oregon MMWR analysis found no association among previously healthy young persons.
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Risk of death following COVID-19 vaccination or positive SARS-CoV-2 test in young people, England. (n.d.). ons.gov.uk. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/riskofdeathfollowingcovid19vaccinationorpositivesarscov2testinyoungpeopleengland/8december2020to25may2022
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H, A., HA, B., S, S., M, P., DT, K., DN, J., & JC, K. (2026). Association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden death in apparently healthy younger individuals: A population-based case-control study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004924
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Association between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden death in apparently healthy younger individuals: A population-based case-control study - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004924
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<b>PUBLIC SPECULATION REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST IN YOUNG ADULTS: EVIDENCE FROM LITERATURE</b>. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.65035/jz9p7m09
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Assessment of Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death Among Adolescents and Young Adults After Receipt of COVID-19 Vaccine — Oregon, June 2021–December 2022 | MMWRMinusSASstats. (n.d.). cdc.gov. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7314a5.htm
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