By Zac Wassink | Last updated 1/26/21
According to Adrianne M Haney of Atlanta television station 11Alive (h/t KSDK), the Fulton County Medical Examiner s office has confirmed that it appears Atlanta Braves and MLB legend Hank Aaron died of natural causes.
Aaron passed away last week in his sleep at the age of 86 and had previously received a COVID-19 vaccine to help promote the shot s safety to Black Americans. Former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young, who received the vaccine with Aaron, said that Hammerin Hank experienced no negative reaction to the shot. It s assumed the vaccine played no role in Aaron s death.
The rollout of covid-19 vaccines in the U.S. is finally starting to pick up steam, but as vaccination becomes more common, the antivax movement is pulling its same old tricks. The latest disturbing trend: blaming the coronavirus vaccine for deaths, illnesses, or injuries without any solid evidence.
The claim: Hank Aaron died weeks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
Hall of Famer Henry Hank Aaron died at his home in Atlanta on Jan. 22. The legacy of the former Braves baseball player, whose start with the Negro Leagues led to him eclipsing Babe Ruth s home run record, is celebrated online and on social media but also entangled with discussion of the COVID-19 vaccine.
An article published Jan. 22 by The Defender, an outlet of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. s Children s Health Defense, intimates a connection between Aaron s death and the vaccine he received Jan. 5, alongside other civil and human rights leaders at the Morehouse Healthcare Clinic, part of the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Death of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron had nothing to do with COVID vaccine, report says
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron waits to receive his COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. AP
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National Baseball Hall of FamerHank Aaron died on Friday, some 17 days after receiving the coronavirus vaccine. But WXIA in Atlanta reports the COVID vaccine had nothing to do with Aaron’s death, which “appears to be natural, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office.”
The last time Aaron tweeted was on Jan. 5, when he received the coronavirus vaccine. At the time, Aaron said getting vaccinated “makes me feel wonderful. I don’t have any qualms about it at all, you know. I feel quite proud of myself for doing something like this. . It’s just a small thing that can help zillions of people in this country.”
Fact check: Not likely that COVID-19 vaccine was cause of Hank Aaron s death Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY
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The claim: Hank Aaron died weeks after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
Hall of Famer Henry Hank Aaron died at his home in Atlanta on Jan. 22. The legacy of the former Braves baseball player, whose start with the Negro Leagues led to him eclipsing Babe Ruth s home run record, is celebrated online and on social media but also entangled with discussion of the COVID-19 vaccine.
An article published Jan. 22 by The Defender, an outlet of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. s Children s Health Defense, intimates a connection between Aaron s death and the vaccine he received Jan. 5, alongside other civil and human rights leaders at the Morehouse Healthcare Clinic, part of the Morehouse School of Medicine.