A high-ranking researcher at AstraZeneca unexpectedly died on March 21st, prompting various conspiracy theories on Twitter about the cause of his death, including that he died after taking the vaccine, or that he knew something about the vaccine that AstraZeneca is trying to cover up. Newspapers are reporting that he died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, not the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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Addressing this misinformation could distract from priority talking points. Fact Checking Source(s):statnews.com
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