evidence: Getting vaccinated builds protection against COVID-19, protecting people from the potentially serious consequences of getting the disease, including hospitalization and death. [...] There is a rare risk of inflammation of the heart or its surrounding tissue (myocarditis or pericarditis) after COVID-19 vaccines, often in adolescent and young adult males. However, importantly, in one study, the risk of cardiac complications in males 12-17 years old was 1.8 – 5.6 times higher after getting COVID-19 disease than after receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Most people who were reported to have myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination responded well to medicine and rest and had resolution of symptoms by the time they went home from the hospital. A study found that most patients with myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination were considered to have recovered by their healthcare provider after at least 90 days since onset.