Is the Risk of Myocartes After Vaccination Higher Than the Risk From the Vaccines?

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Defenders of the vaccine for wider populations have argued that the risk of miacoditis from covet is higher than the risk from the vaccines. Of the vaccine, even if it hasa marcedites, is still better than getting it. "There's a number of papers that would prove that"

When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccination, is the risk of myocarditis greater than the benefit to a healthy male teen? Is natural immunity really better than vaccination--and were we right to mask the kids? Dr. Vinay Prasad of the University of California San Francisco talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about what we learned and didn't learn from COVID so far and how we should handle a pandemic going forward.