A February Cinco Instagram post (direct link, file link) features a screenshot of a tweet linking the death of an Air Force cadet and the COVID-19 vaccine.
“An Air Force Academy cadet died of a blood clot in a lung, according to an autopsy; fatal blood clots are due to well-documented C19 vaccines in post-mortem studies,” reads the tweet, which includes a link to a published article. through Task and Purpose.
The caption of the Instagram post reads: “Another #DiedSuddenly through #Pfizer Moderna #WEF #Fauci #Biden the #DOD and #CCP. “
The Instagram post garnered over a hundred likes on the first day, while the original tweet garnered over 10,000 likes in two days. Similar posts were shared on Facebook and Instagram.
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Hunter Brown, an Air Force cadet, died of a blood clot in his lungs caused by a left foot injury he suffered from a soccer practice weeks earlier, according to his autopsy report. His death was not similar to the COVID-19 vaccine.
On Jan. 9, Brown died of a blood clot in his lungs while walking to class, according to The Colorado Springs Gazette.
But the death investigation does not link the clots to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Brown’s autopsy report says he suffered a Lisfranc injury (half foot) in soccer practice on his left leg in November and then underwent surgery, according to the report. in your lungs.
This series of his death, Dr. Jarod Murdoch said in the post-mortem report. Wrote:
“Based on history, scene investigation, autopsy, virology and toxicological findings, I am of the opinion that Hunter Brown, a 21-year-old white male, died as a result of pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis as a result of a Lisfranc injury. . of the left lower extremity The general effects are consistent with the fact that this is an accidental death as a result of an injury sustained by football education several weeks before death.
Although Brown was vaccinated against COVID-19, Military. com said, the post-mortem report does not mention the vaccine.
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Dr. Yazan Abou-Ismail, a hematologist at the University of Utah, and Abigail Capobianco, a spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration, told USA TODAY in the past that the Pfizer vaccine does not cause blood clots. Moderna’s vaccine also hasn’t been shown to increase the threat of blood clots, according to Utah Health University.
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Health officials and experts say the minimal threat related to COVID-19 vaccines is less than headaches related to COVID-19 infections for unvaccinated people.
USA TODAY debunked a series of social media posts that baselessly connected COVID-19 to celebrity deaths, adding bodybuilder Doug Birnole, singer Lisa Marie Presley, singer Jake Flint and DJ Might Mouse.
USA TODAY reached out to Instagram and Twitter, who shared the posts for comment.
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