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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

Oh, Jesus, not this "myocarditis" thing again...

Here's the deal... I've had it... in 2019, before these vaccines were even a thing. It SUCKS. It really SUCKS. It feels like you're being stabbed straight in the goddamned heart.

It actually hurts WORSE than either of the legitimate heart attacks I've had.

My cardiologist told me it can be caused by ANY mild infection, and, yeah, I had a stupid little cold just before it happened. The fix? Keep calm and take anti-infammatories.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/myocarditis

So, yeah, vaccines juice your immune response, and yeah, that increase in immune response can cause myocarditis... JUST LIKE ANY OTHER INFECTION.

Rate of myocarditis in covid vaccine recipients? 2.4 in 1,000. So, vaccinate a million people? 2,400 out of a million.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10364646/

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago

Anti-vax nonsense is about the only real policy of that campaign. That and sincerely trying to get Trump elected.

Also, I'm amused that she's gone from being "the ex-wife of Sergey Brin" to "RFK Jr.'s running mate". She hasn't done anything to really merit getting her own name in the headlines she generates.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm so happy I never heard of any of these people until recently.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which gets back to the point of “why did RFK pick this person who 99% of Americans had never heard of?”

I still wish he had went with Aaron Rodgers. Mostly because I just want the NFL to be rid of that guy and I think campaigning might’ve forced him to skip the season.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think he picked her because she's rich and he wants to bone her

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

…. Yeah. That’s probably it right there.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please post non paywall version