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The conspiracy theorist is never wrong. He says the sky is green and when you point out that it's unanimously considered blue he gives you that smug smile and says, "Of course they would say that." Or, "Let's let this play out." If you think Hamlin went down because of vaccines, against all data and informed medical opinion, the burden of proof is on you, not anybody else. It's an insult to medical professionals who spend their whole lives trying to save others. Hundreds of millions around the world are alive today because of vaccines. The 4 childhood diseases that afflicted me are gone because of them, as is polio. This conversation is going nowhere and, at least from my side, ends now.

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Great piece, Whick!

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Why do you so quickly grab onto one diagnosis over another??

You don't know and neither do I.

In fact some say the hit wasn't hard enough for commotio cordis. These are medical people. Wanta argue with them.

Let's wait for his doctors. And because of medical privacy....we may never know. Most researchers say we should, because it is important research. Cardiac Arrests in sports have escalated recently. Variety of reasons....commotio cordis, genetic heart issues, Covid, etc...

Most are surprised the NFL would not have seen some pre-existing heart issue in Hamlin. They say that is checked regularly and thoroughly. I don't know that....I am sure you do as that is your area.

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Also, if you read it, I said the doctors said Hamlin "showed all the signs of" commotio cordis. None of them pretended to make the definitive diagnosis, but they were speaking from their experience.

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Who is "most?" There doesn't have to be a pre-existing heart issue for commotio cordis. The doctors I've seen say it's overwhelmingly likely that it's commotio cordis. I don't know how hard the hit was, since I'm not the one who absorbed it.

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Commotio Cordis was a guess -- a good one at the time. But I do not hear that anymore and the doctors I talk to say the hit did not look hard enough. It is usually something like a fist, hockey puck, or ball coming 100 mph at the heart. They call it a concussion of the heart.

The NFL checks quite frequently for heart conditions that may cause cardiac arrest. Thus the guess of Commotio Cordis made even more sense...to them at the time. But very soon after....legitimate question arose. But these docs were told to shut up and quit spreading conspiracies.

My point is...the next question should be was it the Covid vaccine shot that caused Myocarditis or inflammation that led to a cardiac arrest in Hamlin. Dr. McCullough and Dr. Scott Malone [and others] have research and published much on this.

Hamlin's doctor will never reveal anything.......these doctors [Dr. McCullough and Dr. Scott Malone] get vilified for even bringing this up. See #Twitter Files.

They don't know. But the numbers lead them to ask the question. Was it the Covid vaccine that brought Hamlin down? 17% of young men that get the jab.....contract Myocarditis.....which leads to sudden cardiac arrests.

They can't even ask the damn question..........and if you think I'm wearing a little tin foil hart.....read about the Twitter Files Elon Musk handed over to journalists.

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Offhand, I would say commodio cortis is a better "guess" than the aftereffects of vaccines. Actually, not offhand. American Heart Assn. cites a survey of 43 million who had been vaccinated between Dec. 2020 and Dec. 2021, finding that myocarditis was more prevalent in Covid victims than Covid vaccine recipients. Those who were hospitalized or died of myocarditis made up 0.007 percent, not 17 percent, of the survey.

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You could be right. But you don't know that and I don't know that I am right.

This is something that will be litigated in the coming years. There are leading cardiac specialists and epidemiology experts around the World that haven't agreed with the American Heart Assoc., the WHO, the CDC, and the FDA on much of any of this for the past few years.

The difference of opinion has been startling the past few years. I don't care to go back and forth here with you. Thank you for your responses. You are in your camp, and I am in mine. That is the nature of most things touching politics.

if you want to know where I get the information that I believe in......go to Dr. Peter A. McCullough, Dr. Scott Malone, Alex Berensen substack medical reporter......you can start with those.

Without access to medical records, it is impossible to know what actually happened. Even with access, the underlying cause or causes of these catastrophic events may not be clarified. However, it is imperative to consider every possibility, ask questions, and remain open-minded.

But is speculating whether the COVID-19 vaccines are unintentionally to blame for the rise in cardiac events really promoting “vaccine misinformation”? After all, according to the New York Times, the NFL mandated boosters in December 2021, despite the fact that nearly 95 percent of their players were vaccinated. Furthermore, it is now extremely well documented in the scientific literature that myocarditis (heart inflammation), is a known risk of COVID-19 vaccines, and that it disproportionately affects young men.

In addition, a 2021 peer-reviewed case series suggested that a history of myocarditis increases the risk of commotio cordis. In other words, sudden cardiac death in contact sports is increased by myocarditis.

Furthermore, a large study co-authored by a team of preeminent (and entirely “pro-vaccine”) university-associated medical doctors specifically argued that boosters did not make ethical or medical sense for college students. Their work showed that the shots would generate 18 actual serious adverse events for every COVID-19 hospitalization theoretically prevented.

There are countries so concerned with this balance of risk vs benefits....they are pausing the vaccine jabs. The CDC has now mentioned it will look into the VAERS recorded issues....that are yet unproven and only relational....but enough to be looked at. This is only a vaccine authorized for Emergency Use only. It has not been thoroughly tested and officially approved. Most countries, that are worried, are suggesting only those over 65 take the jab.

Thank you again.

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Well of course they say that. Their lives and reputations are on the line.

That's why I wrote this to you earlier...."it will be litigated".

The camp of Rand Paul, McCullough, Berensen, Malone, etc.....have a paper trail that is at best careless and reckless......at the worst murder with Pfizer, Moderna, etc.....complicit.

Let's let them play this out. It may take years....or never. Why? Who killed JFK? Have we seen all the docs connected with that assassination? Answers - Oswald.....and maybe others behind him planning and financing it. No we have not seen all the docs from the CIA, FBI, etc......

So what are we to think? I think those people are not to be trusted.

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So many fine things here . . .

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Beautiful piece, Mark. Thank you.

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