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Why did antivaxxers seize on the Damar Hamlin case?

Post author By Orac
Post date January 6, 2023
185 Comments on Why did antivaxxers seize on the Damar Hamlin case?

Was Damar Hamlin the latest athlete to die of COVID-19 vaccination? — Was Damar Hamlin the latest athlete to "die suddenly" because of COVID-19 vaccines? Of course not. His cardiac arrest was, however, a convenient event for antivaxxers who had been pushing this narrative for at least a year.

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed from an on-field cardiac arrest most likely due to chest trauma, antivaxxers quickly blamed COVID-19 vaccines. The reason was a particularly nasty preexisting variant of the “died suddenly” myth in which athletes are dropping dead from the vaccine. They aren’t.

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Damar Hamlin’s collapse: To antivaxxers, it’s always the vaccines

Post author By Orac
Post date January 4, 2023
167 Comments on Damar Hamlin’s collapse: To antivaxxers, it’s always the vaccines

On Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after a tackle. The most likely diagnosis is commotio cordis, cardiac arrest after chest trauma. That didn’t stop antivaxxers from undergoing all-too-familiar contortions to blame it on vaccines.

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