1/ Heart-related deathsð«ð spiked in 2020 *** BEFORE*** we had COVID vaccines. Why? COVID causes heart disease/death! with @CBSNews' @vladduthiersCBS & @megoliver
2/ In 2020, the US experienced the HIGHEST number of cardiovascular deaths ð«ð in almost 20 years. More people died from cardiovascular-related causes in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic than in any year since 2003.
3/ COVID can cause heart attacksð« & heart failure. People of ALL ages were affected, NOT just the elderly.
4/ The largest increases in cardiovascular deaths were seen among Black, Hispanic, & Asian people. Remember that COVID hit communities of color harder than others, especially early in the pandemic.
5/ How does COVID cause heart disease? COVID causes clots in blood vessels. When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the heart muscleð«, you get a heart attack. When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the brainð§ , you have a stroke.
6/ COVID can also infect the heart muscleð«, what we call myocarditis. When COVID infects the heart muscle, it weakens it & can lead to heart failure.
7/ And then there are people who had heartð« disease or heart symptoms, who were afraid to go to the hospitalð¥ or see a doctorð©ð¾ââï¸ð©º, & who's condition got worse.
8/ People who have heartð«disease & risk factors for heart disease, like obesity & high blood pressure, tend to have more severe disease when they get COVID, & that creates a feedback loop: heart disease leading to more severe COVID leading to more damage to the heart.
9/ NYCð was the epicenter of the COVID pandemic in March/April 2020. We had a huge COVID surgeâ¬ï¸. Then in August, we saw a spikeâ¬ï¸ in heart ð«failure cases. That's because people who got COVID back in the spring & who suffered heart damage went on to develop heart failure.
10/ COVID vaccines â¬ï¸â¬ï¸â¬ï¸ the risk of severe COVID. Severe COVID includes heartð«attacks, myocarditis & heart failure from COVID. Can COVID vaccines cause myocarditis? Yes, VERY VERY VERY rarely. But the risk of myocarditis from COVID is MUCH MUCH MUCH higher.
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