Shortly after news broke that an actor and star of a popular sitcom died in an apparent drowning accident, vaccine conspiracists began speculating that his death was linked to COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccine opponents circulated a 2021 social media post of the actor encouraging others to get vaccinated as alleged “proof” for the cause of death.
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Debunking messaging may explain that there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines had anything to do with the actor’s death. Baselessly blaming vaccines for high-profile deaths and illnesses regardless of the circumstances or evidence to the contrary is a now-familiar anti-vaccine tactic. Nearly 80 percent of adults in the U.S. completed their primary COVID-19 vaccine series safely and with evidence that no widespread health concerns resulted. Fact Checking Source(s): USA Today, Poynter
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