From the article: “O’Keefe said he took medication for high blood pressure, but was otherwise a “young, healthy” man.”
“High blood pressure is the single most important risk
factor for stroke because it’s the leading cause of
stroke”
On the bright side he doesn’t have to worry about Covid for a while.
Not all strokes are ischemic.
Whenever I read about someone having a vaccine reaction a couple of days after being vaccinated, red flags go up. I read from the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System that blood clots do not show up until a week to three weeks after getting the vaccine. Johnson and Johnson on their website says the same thing:
“The U.S. CDC and FDA are reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine. In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination [this statement was before the case with Malagarie]. Treatment of this specific type of blood clot is different from the treatment that might typically be administered. Usually, an anticoagulant drug called heparin is used to treat blood clots. In this setting, administration of heparin may be dangerous, and alternative treatments need to be given.”
I wonder if Brad Malagarie had cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST)? If he he didn’t, the blood clot were not because of the vaccine.
The rare blood clotting disorder, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), associated with the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is not the same as the stroke Mr. Malagarie had. Malagarie had the most common form of stroke, an ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot in an artery leading to the brain. In Mr. Malagarie case, the stroke occurred 4 hours after receiving the J&J vaccine—not the case for the CVST disorder. Also, CVST affects veins draining blood from the brain.
Mississippi Department of Public Health made this statement:
“The Mississippi State Department of Health is saddened to hear about the recent illness of Mr. Malagarie and wishes him well. The Agency is certainly investigating the situation. It is difficult, if not impossible, to assign a cause and effect at this time. It is important to note that strokes are not associated with this vaccine – instead, a rare clotting syndrome has been identified. Further, adverse reaction has been cited between six and 13 days after the vaccine was administered. Of the six noted cases all are women between the age of 18 and 38. Yesterday, the Mississippi State Department of Health paused all administration of the J and J vaccine until further guidance from the FDA.”