Claim: 318 cardiac arrests and 178 deaths among athletes were vaccinated for COVID-19.
Fact-check: There is no evidence to show that 318 cardiac arrests and 178 deaths occurred among COVID-19 vaccinated athletes - FACTLY
Verdict: currently, there is no evidence to show that 318 cardiac arrests and 178 deaths among athletes happened only after they were vaccinated for covid-19. recently, multiple incidents of athletes collapsing or dying because of heart issues like myocarditis has been linked to covid-19 vaccines. reuters debuked a similar claim that there is currently no evidence that covid-19 vaccines are linked to reported incidents of athletes collapsing in public. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Abhishek Mandadi
Date published: 2022-01-18T13:41:35