# Damar Hamlin collapses on field (Now cleared to play football)

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** football-nfl\
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damar-hamlin-collapses-on-field-now-cleared-to-play-football/977560 "2023-01-03T02:15:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damar-hamlin-collapses-on-field-now-cleared-to-play-football/977560/53 "2023-01-03T15:17:50Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> > [@Love\_Rhombus](#):
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> > I shan’t link to them, but of course, there are people suggesting that the COVID vaccine played a part in his collapse. Idiots.
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> They’ve wasted no time promoting their pet theory. Among the antivax ghouls jumping on the bandwagon are Charlie Kirk, right-wing activist and talk show host, and multimillionaire “tech bro” Steve Kirsch, who’s using Substack to spread his brand of garbage.

I commented on this in a Pit thread, so you can go over there and spew decorum-free about these jerks.

> [@The Republican Party is the Party of Evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/1765):
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> Within minutes of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing and nearly dying on Monday Night Football, rightwing assholes were on Twitter blaming the Covid vaccine.

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