Children and young people face a higher and longer-lasting risk of rare heart and inflammatory complications after catching Covid-19 than after being vaccinated, according to new research published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal.

The large-scale study - the biggest of its kind in this age group - was led by scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, and University College London, reported Anadolu Ajansi.

Researchers analysed electronic health records from...