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Multiorgan Outcomes Following BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination vs SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A 30-Million-Person Real-World Cohort Analysis.

COVID-19 vaccination reduced heart-related deaths by 77% and major cardiovascular events by 65-76% compared to infection, confirming strong cardiac protection beyond preventing the virus itself.

SARS-CoV-2 infection caused 3-5x increases in acute cardiovascular events (myocarditis, mortality) persisting beyond 9 months; BNT162b2 conferred 65-76% MACE reductions; two-dose series reduced mortality by 77% vs. unvaccinated.

What the study was

Study design
retrospective_cohort
Category
sentinel
Maturity
Validated
Journal
NPJ Vaccines

Why it surfaced

Largest real-world cohort (30M persons) quantifying cardiovascular risk-benefit of BNT162b2 vs. COVID-19 infection; directly actionable for population cardiovascular risk stratification.

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