A Jan. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) from bodybuilder Louis Uridel shows a screenshot of a tweet he shared that claims Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine.
"24 year old elite athletes in the NFL don't just have cardiac arrest in the middle of a prime time game," reads the tweet. "This is squarely on the back of every single person who pushed that poison, required it, and shamed people who didn't get it."
The Instagram post generated over 12,000 likes in less than a week. The tweet generated over 1,000 likes.
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Hamlin's agent told USA TODAY there is no known link between the COVID-19 vaccine and the athlete's injury, calling the baseless claim "ridiculous." Multiple medical experts also said it is unlikely the vaccine caused Hamlin's cardiac arrest, given the long history of cardiac issues in other athletes predating the COVID-19 vaccines.
The 24-year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills Buffalo went into cardiac arrest after tackling Cincinnati Bengals player Tee Higgins only minutes into the first quarter of the Jan. 2 Monday night game. Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart abruptly loses its normal rhythm and stops pumping blood.
Hamlin was resuscitated on the field...
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