dropdeadfred, Fact Check : Did Gwen Casten Die Of COVID-19 Vaccine?!
"Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten A statement from the Casten family:"
That's a very nice letter. It's a real shame anti-vaxxers as you abuse the tragedy. That you would exploit the woman's memory to support your dangerous anti-vaccination agenda is a real disgrace.
Tech millionaire Steve Kirsch is back with yet another COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy, after claiming that the vaccine caused Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis! [...] There Is No Evidence Gwen Casten Died Of COVID-19 Vaccine!
As usual, Steve Kirsch jumps to conclusion that the COVID-19 vaccine killed Gwen Casten, based on ZERO EVIDENCE. [...] Claim : Healthy kids do not die in their sleep unexpectedly for no reason. Verdict : False Fact : Children who appear perfectly healthy can and do die for no known reason. Fact : Such unexplained deaths in children are common enough that there is a term for it – Sudden Unexplained Death In Childhood (SUDC / SUDIC). Fact : In 2018 alone, the US CDC reported that 392 children died suddenly without a clear cause of death in the United States. Fact : Nearly all children with SUDC were sleeping before becoming unresponsive, and were in state of usual good health. Fact : SUDC is most prevalent in toddlers (1-4 years old) and children in their late teens (15-19 years old).
Claim : The COVID vaccine is the most likely cause for any child who has been vaccinated with the COVID vaccine and later dies in their sleep. Claim : Before COVID vaccines started rolling out, healthy kids dying in their sleep was never an issue. Verdict : Both False Fact : Gwen Casten’s cause of death is currently unknown. Unknown means it’s not yet known. It doesn’t mean she died from the vaccine. Fact : The United States alone reported approximately 400 cases of SUDC every single year, before COVID-19 vaccines were invented or administered. Fact : SUDC statistics for England and Wales from 2011 to 2020 showed NO INCREASE in SUDC cases, clearly demonstrating that COVID-19 vaccines did not increase the prevalence of SUDC.
Claim : Six young people died in their sleep right after vaccinations, so Gwen Casten must have died from vaccine. Verdict : Unverified + Irrelevant Fact : The examples Steve Kirsch provided are either anecdotal, or have not been proven to be caused by COVID-19 vaccines. Fact : Death from vaccine side effects can be proven. Vaccine-induced myocarditis .. https://www.techarp.com/science/safecovac-vaccine-myocarditis/ , for example, has distinct histopathology findings that are different from typical myocarditis. Fact : Gwen Casten first received her COVID-19 vaccinations in May 2021, and likely received her second dose in June 2021, followed by her booster dose in November 2021. So she died 6-7 months after her last vaccination. Fact : Vaccine side effects occur in the first 2-3 days. Even adverse effects like myocarditis and VITT occur within days of receiving the vaccine.
Claim : Mysterious deaths do not happen to the unvaccinated. Claim : Mysterious deaths never happened before COVID vaccines were rolled out. Verdict : Both False