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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine

Yet more evidence that “died suddenly” is not a real thing

"Died suddenly" vs. reality.
Incidence of sudden cardiac death among collegiate athletes, 2002-2022. Guess what? The incidence is trending downward; it hasn't ballooned since the pandemic.

A new study has failed to find any increase in sudden cardiac deaths among college athletes, more evidence that “Died suddenly” (due to COVID-19 vaccines) is not a thing.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Sports

Bronny James suffers a cardiac arrest, and Elon Musk amplifies the antivax “died suddenly” conspiracy

Bronny James and father.
Bronny James and his father LeBron James.

LeBron James’ son Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest. Unsurprisingly, antivaxxers claimed it was COVID-19 vaccines. Worse, Elon Musk agreed. Sadly, the “died suddenly” lie lives on.

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Antivaccine nonsense Medicine Pseudoscience

SIDS, SADS, death and destruction: Antivaxxers resurrect an old lie to bolster a new lie

Victorian mourning infant baby and SIDS
Victorian infant mourning doll. Yes, before vaccines, this was a thing. So was SIDS, but antivaxxers are trying to claim otherwise. (Source.)

With antivaxxers blaming sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) on COVID-19 vaccines, of course, they’re citing SIDS now as being caused by MMR.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Pseudoscience

SADS (Sudden Adult Death Syndrome): It’s always about the vaccines

SADS
A representative book on SADS.

Antivaxxers are falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines have been causing an epidemic of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS, also a misnomer for Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome), because of course they are, and of course to them it’s all a “coverup.”