As the authors write, the advancement conjures a "complex ethical conundrum" because the genomic information captured "comes from individuals mostly unaware of the technology use and oblivious to the fact that their genetic information has been inadvertently obtained."
"The signal detected for myocarditis or pericarditis is consistent with that reported in peer-reviewed publications demonstrating an elevated risk of myocarditis or pericarditis following mRNA vaccines, especially among younger males aged 12 to 29 years," the researchers noted.