Shortly after a country singer passed away in his sleep, vaccine conspiracists began baselessly claiming that COVID-19 vaccines caused his death. The bogus evidence for the claim is that the singer was vaccinated in April 2021.
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Emphasizing how anti-vaccine advocates exploit the deaths of celebrities and other public figures to circulate vaccine misinformation is recommended. These groups have blamed COVID-19 vaccines for deaths that were later determined to be from old age, cancer, drug overdose, and chronic illnesses. As with previous instances, there is no evidence linking the death to COVID-19 vaccines. Both the singer’s family and publicist have dismissed the claim that the vaccine caused his death, requesting they be allowed to grieve while waiting for a full autopsy report. Fact Checking Source(s):
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