Anti-vaxxers falsely blame musician’s death on vaccine-related myocarditis

A drummer in an American rock band died suddenly at age 50 after being admitted to the hospital with chest pains. Immediately after the death was reported, vaccine opponents began attributing the musician’s cause of death to myocarditis related to the COVID-19 vaccine. No cause of death has not been reported. There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is related to the musician’s death.

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