Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-21 11:01:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EA16FB7726BE9E7C167A0C8C98946EE32C320B4246054FEBA60BC10AEC2F1F0B
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Young athletes are not collapsing at rates never seen before. FIFA sudden death registry states "there's been no numerical or statistical increase in sudden death cases since 2019" SCD rate among young US athletes in 2021-2022 was comparable to pre-pandemic estimates. https://medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.02.13.23285851v1 https://reuters.com/article/factcheck-coronavirus-fifa-idUSL1N2SL1NJ/ https://aspetar.com/journal/viewarticle.aspx?id=552 https://factcheck.org/2023/01/scicheck-no-surge-in-athlete-deaths-contrary-to-widespread-anti-vaccine-claims/
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