Claim: Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. Yet anti-vaccine campaigners, comparing unreliable numbers to an unrelated study, have again spread a false narrative about vaccine safety since NFL player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest.
Fact-check: No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims - FactCheck.org
Verdict: sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among u.s. athletes since the covid-19 vaccines became available. yet anti-vaccine campaigners, comparing unreliable numbers to an unrelated study, have again spread a false narrative about vaccine safety since nfl player damar hamlin suffered cardiac arrest.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Saranac Hale Spencer
Date published: 2023-01-13T20:48:30