Researchers refine estimate of COVID vax-related deaths of young athletes, blast media hypocrisy
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Reporters tout credulous explanations for rise in cardiac events, use disingenuous fact-checks to distract, researcher says. Congress correcting false Walensky claim, staffer says.
By Greg Piper
Updated: May 10, 2023 - 12:17am



The mainstream media have provided varying explanations for the unexpected rise in blood clots, cardiac events and early death in the past two years: skipping breakfast, falling asleep in front of the TV, "exposure to a sudden gush of water," napping and high noise levels.

One possibility they continue to rule out or simply ignore: COVID-19 vaccination in populations at negligible risk from SARS-CoV-2 itself.

The authors of a December analysis that found a massive rise in athletes' cardiac-related deaths coinciding with the global vaccination campaign have issued a revised version that more carefully delineates causes and age range in response to scrutiny.

The original version drew wide attention in the wake of NFL safety Damar Hamlin's Jan. 2 on-field collapse from a routine tackle.

One of the authors of the analysis, Italian National Council researcher Panagis Polykretis, also published a blistering response Friday to the media's fixation on "19 words" in the analysis he coauthored with cardiologist Peter McCullough while touting farfetched explanations and ignoring repeated false claims about COVID vaccines by federal officials.

The House Appropriations subcommittee that funds the CDC is taking the initiative to correct a COVID-related falsehood by outgoing Director Rochelle Walensky from a hearing last month.

Initially faulted for contradicting her own agency's from-the-start uncertainty on whether COVID vaccines stop viral transmission, Walensky also falsely claimed the international research collaborative Cochrane "retracted" the summary of the latest results from its ongoing mask metastudy, which affirms face coverings have little measurable real-world impact.

Cochrane's editor-in-chief issued a different interpretation of the results in response to heavy pressure from the media to discredit the authors, but didn't retract their summary.-- excerpt, rest at link above --