Damar Hamlin collapse spurs wave of COVID vaccine misinformation

Even before Hamlin was carried off the field, posts claiming without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines caused his health emergency began circulating online.

CINCINNATI — Unfounded claims about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines proliferated in the hours and days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday’s game, revealing how pervasive vaccine misinformation remains three years after the pandemic began.

Even before Hamlin was carried off the field in Cincinnati, posts amassing thousands of shares and millions of views began circulating online claiming without evidence that complications from COVID-19 vaccines caused his health emergency.

While cardiac specialists say it’s too soon to know what caused

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