Myocarditis

False claim that study found myocarditis only after vaccine, not COVID-19 | Fact check

“The claim: Study shows myocarditis and pericarditis only appear after COVID-19 vaccination, not after COVID-19 infection

A June 24 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of COVID-19 vaccine vials.“Oxford University: Myocarditis and Pericarditis Only Appear After COVID Vaccination, Not After COVID Infection,” read on-screen text included in the image.

Our rating: False

The Oxford study referenced in the post did not show that heart inflammation doesn’t occur after COVID-19 infection, according to one of the study’s authors. The study compared outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, not between those vaccinated and those infected with COVID-19. It also only included children and adolescents.

Study author says claim is inaccurate

The caption and image in the Facebook post match the headline and header image of a June 2 article published by the Gateway Pundit. The article links to a preprint paper published by researchers from the University of Oxford and other institutions.

The paper reports results from a study designed to analyze “the safety and effectiveness of first and second dose (of the Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents in England.” It includes a message saying the research hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed and “should not be used to guide clinical practice. Edward Parker, a co-author on the paper, told USA TODAY that the social media post misrepresents the study.

“The claims are misinterpreting the study, which compared vaccinated versus unvaccinated individuals, not vaccinated versus infected individuals,” he said in an email. “The latter would have needed a different study design.”

The study only documented myocarditis and pericarditis, rare inflammatory heart conditions, in the vaccinated group, but the incidences were very rare − 27 cases per million after the first dose of the vaccine and 10 cases per million after the second dose. Parker said the study did not determine whether or not the cases of heart inflammation were caused by the vaccine. “

2018 – PRE-COVID:

More young footballers dying of heart problems than thought, FA study finds

“FA increases number of screenings for youth players after study finds several players died of heart problems not spotted by tests”

Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines

Real Science (Goodsciencing.com)

Fact Check: GoodSciencing.com List Contains Obvious Non-Cardiac, Non-Vaccine Related Cases of Dead Or Collapsed Athletes

“Looking at the list, Lead Stories found that Good Sciencing appears to have a broad definition of what constitutes a professional athlete or a high-level amateur athlete. Included on the list are 61-year-old college football coach Mike Leach, a 54-year-old soccer coach and a 67-year-old former NHL hockey player. One of the more unusual athletes on the list was Thailand’s 44-year-old Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, who collapsed while training her dogs.

Also, many of these “athletes” did not collapse or have heart attacks. Gary Tiller, a 62-year-old curling player from Canada, died after a “brief battle with cancer,” and Max Mitchell, a 23-year-old rookie with the New York Jets, isn’t playing for the rest of the 2022-23 season because he has blood clots in his right leg. Also listed was a suicide by a softball player and a linebacker who overdosed on drugs.”

There’s no proof that COVID-19 vaccine has injured or killed 943 kids

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A twitter thread:

Did CDC Confirm That Thousands ‘Died Suddenly’ as a Result of COVID Vaccines?

“FALSE:

Those data, as we have shown above, say no such thing. As a result, the claim is ranked “False.””

This is WRONG:

Charlie Kirk Uses Devastating Football Injury to Push Anti-Vaxx Innuendo: ‘Athletes Dropping Suddenly’

2015:

An unsolved crisis: Heart-related deaths in high school athletes still a mystery

2019:

Study finds most sudden deaths in youth sports were in basketball

Now,

Inside the Hospital Where Damar Hamlin’s Life Was Saved

Colin Allred calls now-deleted tweet from Ted Cruz ‘a new low’ after Damar Hamlin collapse

“Dallas Democratic congressman says ‘insinuating that Damar Hamlin’s injury was caused by a vaccine is a new low, even for Ted Cruz.’”

Damar Hamlin gets best update yet

“Last week, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a terrifying health concern when he went into cardiac arrest and needed CPR on the field to save his life. After what was deemed a “remarkable recovery,” was discharged from his initial hospital a week later and sent back to Buffalo. And now, he’s being sent home entirely.”

Fact check: Viral post makes invalid comparison on sudden cardiac death in athletes

“The claim: More athletes died from cardiac arrest from 2021-2022 than from 1966-2004

A Jan. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) claims that 1,101 athletes died of sudden cardiac arrest between 1966 and 2004 and that 1,598 athletes died of sudden cardiac arrest between 2021 and 2022.

“In one year we have surpassed the number of athletes losing their lives compared to 38 years,” reads the caption of the post. “People still aren’t questioning it. People are still defending the (vaccine).”

The post generated over 3,000 likes in less than a week.

Our rating: False”

Fact-check: Are athletes dying from the COVID-19 vaccine on the playing field?

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