Despite the false claims on social media, PolitiFact found there is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine contributed to the death of baseball legend Hank Aaron last week.
Baseball legend Hank Aaron died of natural causes, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said, debunking rumors that his death was somehow related to the COVID-19 vaccine he received earlier in the month. The 86-year-old Hall of Famer was vaccinated on Jan. 5 as part of a campaign to encourage Black people to get their shots. He died in his sleep 18 days later, and anti-vaxxers pounced on the coincidence. But officials stressed that Aaron’s passing was completely unrelated to the vaccine.
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Friends and transgender advocates said Bonaire “Bonnie” Black was trying to find employment and housing. She was found dead on Dec. 31.
With fistfuls of pink and blue balloons – the colors of the transgender flag – friends gathered outside a drop-in center last week to memorialize Bonaire “Bonnie” Black, a transgender teen living on the streets who was found dead on New Year’s Eve.
The death of Black, 19, is under investigation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. There were no signs of foul play, according to an incident report from Atlanta police, but people who knew Black said she was killed during an argument.