Last week, a Danish soccer player collapsed unexpectedly during the Euro 2020 Cup and was later confirmed to have suffered cardiac arrest. Several social media users speculated that the event was a reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, with some people falsely claiming that the player received the vaccine on May 31. A spokesperson for the Danish national team dismissed the claims, noting that the player had not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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