The COVID-19 vaccine is not causing heart dysfunction in kids, but the virus itself is Read full article May 24, 2021, 4:59 PM·5 min read The CDC is reportedly looking into a few cases of myocarditis among kids after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Experts say it's unlikely that there is a link. (Photo: Getty Images) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is exploring reports that several young people developed a heart condition known as myocarditis after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. But with no causal link between the two established thus far, doctors say the risk of kids developing ...