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William Ton

COVID jabs cut the risk of heart complications in kids

A study has found vaccinated kids are less likely to experience a complication linked to COVID-19. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Children are at half the risk of a heart complication if they're vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to being infected with the virus.

Scientists, in the largest study of its kind in children, reviewed the health records of nearly 14 million people aged under 18 in England between January 2020 and December 2022 to assess the short and long-term risks of COVID-19.

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