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• Damar Hamlin’s near-death experience on national television has sparked speculation that Covid vaccines are the cause of sudden deaths among young, seemingly healthy people.
• The hashtag #DiedSuddenly has been used to track these unexpected deaths, and an anti-vaccine documentary has been seen by millions.
• Side effects of the vaccine include short-term effects such as arm pain, chills, fever, and headache, as well as more serious events such as myocarditis, a clotting condition, and blood clots in the lungs.
• Myocarditis is more common in young males and occurs more often after the second dose of vaccine, particularly with Moderna.
• Two recent studies have raised concerns about the connection between the mRNA vaccines and myocarditis, and the potential risk of strokes in people over 65 with the Pfizer bivalent booster.
• It is difficult to determine the cause of cardiac arrest in a seemingly healthy person, and an autopsy may be needed to reveal acute inflammation of the heart.
• Recent op-ed in *The Wall Street Journal* asserted that there were many “excess deaths” in 2020 and 2021 that were not attributable to Covid.
• These non-Covid deaths were disproportionately among young adults and likely already exceed 250,000.
• Americans have good reasons for their skepticism of public health leaders due to their denial of evidence and lack of transparency.
• Vaccines do not prevent people from getting or spreading Covid-19, and natural immunity from contracting Covid-19 is not considered when making vaccination recommendations.
• FDA is expected to call for an annual dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, but without studies looking into whether these vaccines provide sufficient protection to make any risks worthwhile.

Published January 25, 2023
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