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To: grundle
Researchers don’t fully understand the causes of POTS, but it is more common in women than men and is more likely to develop in adolescents and young adults.

So, a young woman who belongs to the group with the highest risk factor for POTS develops the condition and we're just supposed to automatically blame a vaccine for it?

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) .

Wouldn't it be nice if people would take the time to ask questions like, "Is this claim physiologically plausible?" and take the time to do a bit of research to understand the claim before jumping on the latest bit of fear-mongering.

It does seem that Covid *might* increase the chance of developing POTS, which can be triggered by infections:

COVID-19 and POTS: Is There a Link?

One medical article looked specifically at post-vaccination incidence of POTS and found that all of the ten patients they found had pre-existing conditions. What this tells us is that it is very rare to develop POTS post-vaccination, and that having a pre-existing condition (like a history of Covid disease) is a risk factor.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination.

Another medical article compared rates of POTS following Covid infection and Covid vaccination. Overall, the chance of developing POTS increased by 2.12-fold after Covid infection. The difference in POTS rates was even more dramatic when comparing infected vs. vaccinated individuals: those who had a Covid infection were more than 27 times more likely to develop POTS than those who had been vaccinated against Covid.

Pooled rates and demographics of POTS following SARS-CoV-2 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Any fear-monger can say anything about vaccines; it is their intent to scare people, not provide information. People who take the time to dig a bit and fact-check are highly resistant to fear-mongering techniques. Also, Twitter (now known as X) is not a good source of information.

30 posted on 06/24/2024 7:55:57 PM PDT by exDemMom (Dr. exDemMom, infectious disease and vaccines research specialist.)
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To: exDemMom; grey_whiskers
From the headline ...

The army confirms her health issues are linked to the vaccine.

You can give up your shameless $hilling ... no one buys your rotten tripe.

31 posted on 06/24/2024 7:59:59 PM PDT by Jane Long (The role of the GOP: to write sharply-worded letters as America becomes a communist hell-hole.)
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To: exDemMom

Her first words on the video are that she is 24 years old and has had three heart attacks and a stroke.

So naturally, you go off on a tangent about POTs, and a purse hypothetical (”excuse”) linkage to the fictitious Long Covid.

I know somebody who’s Potty.

BTW your first link is broken, too.

Troll.


37 posted on 06/24/2024 8:28:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: exDemMom

pic.twitter.com/Hlo7iMXCuC— illuminatibot (@iluminatibot) June 24, 2024


41 posted on 06/24/2024 9:17:41 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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