On-pitch collapse was NOT due to Covid jab despite conspiracy theories
Posted: November 28th, 2021, 7:17 am
This article could almost be read as a form of unintentional comedy, or sick comedy (since people are horribly affected by it), but in the interests of balance, I post it here.
The scientists have spoken, so that's ye telt, I mean you've been told. There are a lot of coincidences. And it is amazing any club would allow anyone known to "underlying heart conditions" to continue playing at high level.
Daily Mail article follows. None of the following words are mine unless in square brackets:
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John Fleck's on-pitch collapse playing for Sheffield United was NOT due to Covid jab despite conspiracy theories suggesting players have been responding badly to vaccines - with scientists denouncing anti-vaxxers
Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night
Fleck collapsed during Sheffield United's Championship fixture with Reading
The 30-year-old received 10 minutes of urgent medical treatment on the pitch
However, the midfielder's collapse was not connected with the Covid vaccine
The scientists have continued to denounce the anti-vaxers for suggesting a link
John Fleck’s on-pitch collapse playing for Sheffield United last week was not connected with the Covid vaccine as scientists continue to denounce the anti-vaxers for suggesting a link.
Fleck, 30, was rushed to hospital after requiring medical treatment and being carried off on a stretcher during a Championship game against Reading.
The Scot’s collapse was the latest in a string of several similar incidents in football leading to conspiracy theories about players responding badly to Covid vaccines.
But those suggestions have been branded 'irresponsible' by experts who insist it is impossible to make any connection without any evidence.
And Sheffield United were quick to point out that Fleck had a separate medical issue which led to his seizure. A source close to the player said: ‘John Fleck’s issue was not vaccination related.’
There have been more than a dozen players collapse over recent months including Christian Eriksen, Sergio Aguero and Wigan striker Charlie Wyke, with many being attributed to underlying or unknown heart conditions.
But speaking after Fleck’s collapse, radio pundit and ex-England winger Trevor Sinclair hinted there could be a link to the Covid jab, while Matt Le Tissier, a firm advocate of patient choice over the vaccine, also demanded in a tweet that Fifpro, football’s world governing body, look into it.
Many scientists have angrily rejected the high-profile opposition to the vaccines especially as the country braces itself for a possible wave of more cases and deaths from Covid after the discovery of the Omicron variant.
‘It is totally irresponsible to make these unsubstantiated comments,’ said Professor Keith Neal from Nottingham University.
Professor Guido Pieles, a sports cardiologist at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, added: ‘At present I would say this is still a coincidence. I don’t think we can say this is suddenly increasing.’
Wigan star Wyke collapsed in training last week but the Latics were quick to refute suggestions that it had anything to do with Covid.
In a statement the club said: ‘We can confirm that Charlie has not received a Covid-19 vaccination and Charlie’s collapse was not related to any Covid-19 vaccination.’
Eriksen, who collapsed playing for Denmark against Finland in the European Championship in the finals in the summer, had not been vaccinated before the incident. And it was revealed that Aguero, hospitalised after a collapse playing for Barcelona earlier this month, had an underlying heart condition.
Last week, as well as the incidents involving Wyke and Fleck, Sheriff’s Adama Traore was taken to hospital after playing in a Champions League tie.
‘It may be tempting to blame Covid vaccines but pundits do have a public responsibility not to fuel vaccine hesitancy without any real evidence,’ added Professor Robert Dingwall.
Studies into heart inflammation after Covid vaccinations support that view. In two studies of more than seven million people who had received the Pfizer vaccine, it identified the risk of developing the heart condition known as myocardities is about one in 50,000.
In contrast, from the earliest days of the Covid pandemic it was clear that the coronavirus itself was a cause of an abormal number of heart issues.
The scientists have spoken, so that's ye telt, I mean you've been told. There are a lot of coincidences. And it is amazing any club would allow anyone known to "underlying heart conditions" to continue playing at high level.
Daily Mail article follows. None of the following words are mine unless in square brackets:
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----[Sports host cut off from mentioning Covid vaccine on Radio Show]Former England star Trevor Sinclair has been blasted for spreading 'dangerous nonsense' after questioning whether Fleck's on-pitch collapse was due to the Covid vaccine
He sparked outrage by questioning the vaccine status of Championship star Fleck. Sinclair (right) was appearing on TalkSport at the time with Jim White (centre) and Simon Jordan (left)
John Fleck's on-pitch collapse playing for Sheffield United was NOT due to Covid jab despite conspiracy theories suggesting players have been responding badly to vaccines - with scientists denouncing anti-vaxxers
Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was rushed to hospital on Tuesday night
Fleck collapsed during Sheffield United's Championship fixture with Reading
The 30-year-old received 10 minutes of urgent medical treatment on the pitch
However, the midfielder's collapse was not connected with the Covid vaccine
The scientists have continued to denounce the anti-vaxers for suggesting a link
John Fleck’s on-pitch collapse playing for Sheffield United last week was not connected with the Covid vaccine as scientists continue to denounce the anti-vaxers for suggesting a link.
Fleck, 30, was rushed to hospital after requiring medical treatment and being carried off on a stretcher during a Championship game against Reading.
The Scot’s collapse was the latest in a string of several similar incidents in football leading to conspiracy theories about players responding badly to Covid vaccines.
But those suggestions have been branded 'irresponsible' by experts who insist it is impossible to make any connection without any evidence.
And Sheffield United were quick to point out that Fleck had a separate medical issue which led to his seizure. A source close to the player said: ‘John Fleck’s issue was not vaccination related.’
There have been more than a dozen players collapse over recent months including Christian Eriksen, Sergio Aguero and Wigan striker Charlie Wyke, with many being attributed to underlying or unknown heart conditions.
But speaking after Fleck’s collapse, radio pundit and ex-England winger Trevor Sinclair hinted there could be a link to the Covid jab, while Matt Le Tissier, a firm advocate of patient choice over the vaccine, also demanded in a tweet that Fifpro, football’s world governing body, look into it.
Many scientists have angrily rejected the high-profile opposition to the vaccines especially as the country braces itself for a possible wave of more cases and deaths from Covid after the discovery of the Omicron variant.
‘It is totally irresponsible to make these unsubstantiated comments,’ said Professor Keith Neal from Nottingham University.
Professor Guido Pieles, a sports cardiologist at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, added: ‘At present I would say this is still a coincidence. I don’t think we can say this is suddenly increasing.’
Wigan star Wyke collapsed in training last week but the Latics were quick to refute suggestions that it had anything to do with Covid.
In a statement the club said: ‘We can confirm that Charlie has not received a Covid-19 vaccination and Charlie’s collapse was not related to any Covid-19 vaccination.’
Eriksen, who collapsed playing for Denmark against Finland in the European Championship in the finals in the summer, had not been vaccinated before the incident. And it was revealed that Aguero, hospitalised after a collapse playing for Barcelona earlier this month, had an underlying heart condition.
Last week, as well as the incidents involving Wyke and Fleck, Sheriff’s Adama Traore was taken to hospital after playing in a Champions League tie.
‘It may be tempting to blame Covid vaccines but pundits do have a public responsibility not to fuel vaccine hesitancy without any real evidence,’ added Professor Robert Dingwall.
Studies into heart inflammation after Covid vaccinations support that view. In two studies of more than seven million people who had received the Pfizer vaccine, it identified the risk of developing the heart condition known as myocardities is about one in 50,000.
In contrast, from the earliest days of the Covid pandemic it was clear that the coronavirus itself was a cause of an abormal number of heart issues.
