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Written question asked by Christopher Chope (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 November 2022 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. A substantive answer was provided by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Coronavirus: Myocarditis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the oral contribution by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 24 October 2022, Official Report, column 21WH, on what evidential basis she said that (a) there were an estimated 1,500 cases of myocarditis per million patients with covid-19 and (b) the myocarditis suffered by those patients was caused by covid-19; and if she will place this evidence in the Library of the House.

Answer

Evidence of an estimated 1,500 cases of myocarditis per million patients with COVID-19 infection derives from the study ‘Association Between COVID-19 and Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data — United States, March 2020–January 2021’ which is available at the following link:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7035e5.htm#:~:text=Some%20studies%20have%20indicated%20an,varied%20by%20sex%20and%20age

This study found that patients with COVID-19 had almost 16 times the risk of myocarditis in comparison with patients without COVID-19.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
72916
Session
2022-23
Related items
Covid-19 Vaccines: Safety
Monday, 24 October 2022
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Coronavirus Myocarditis
Link
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