win some... schreef op 10 januari 2022 10:13:
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Dit is weer een voorbeeld van niet goed lezen wat er in het artikel staat. Deze man is in augustus geboosterd. Enkele maanden daarna heeft hij een Omikronbesmetting opgelopen. De besmetting met Omikron is de oorzaak van de hartontsteking.
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A hospital said Sunday it was dealing with the first case in Israel of heart inflammation linked to an infection with the Omicron variant.
Doctors at the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer told Channel 12 news that a 43-year-old man was hospitalized in their coronavirus ward and being treated for myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle.)
“This is the first time we have seen this with Omicron,” said Prof. Shlomi Matetzky, a cardiology expert at the hospital, adding that this was “a worrying development that we need to think about.”
“We are keeping a close watch on the patient, who is currently in intensive care,” he said.
Previous variants of the virus have been known to cause myocarditis and pericarditis (inflammation of the lining around the heart). In very rare cases there have been also been instances of the diseases caused by vaccines using mRNA technology, particularly in younger men.
The hospital said the man had last received a vaccine in August when he got a booster shot. He was healthy with no underlying conditions.
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