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Renowned Cardiologists Suggest Link Between COVID mRNA Vaccine And Ace Cricketer Shane Warne's Death

Swarajya News StaffJun 21, 2023, 04:01 PM | Updated 04:01 PM IST
Shane Warne

Shane Warne


Two renowned Cardiologists on Tuesday (20 June) said they fear the sudden death last year of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne may have been precipitated by the COVID mRNA vaccine that he had taken around nine months prior.

UK-based Indian-origin consultant cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra and Australian medic Dr Chris Neil, who is also the President of the Australian Medical Professionals’ Society (AMPS), revealed that Warne's post-mortem findings showed coronary atherosclerosis or heart disease.

According to the cardiologists, their research shows a COVID mRNA vaccine can rapidly accelerate coronary disease, particularly in individuals who may already have undetected mild heart disease.

Malhotra noted that it is uncommon for former international sportsmen to experience sudden cardiac death at such a young age of 52.

According to Malhotra, Shane Warne's unhealthy lifestyle may have contributed to his death after receiving two doses of the Pfizer mRNA COVID vaccine.

"At the same time, we also know Shane didn’t have the healthiest lifestyle in recent years, being both overweight and a smoker. It’s likely that some mild underlying furring of his arteries – as I’ve seen with my own patients and how my own father died – rapidly progressed in the months after he received two doses of the Pfizer mRNA COVID vaccine,” Malhotra was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Warne, a former Australian leg spin bowler, was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Thailand in March last year.

Malhotra cites published research that shows the plausible biological mechanism of "mild underlying furring" occurring through increasing coronary inflammation that can last for months after the vaccine has been administered.


He said that the evidence for common and serious adverse cardiac effects from these vaccines is overwhelming.

Malhotra also called for an "immediate suspension" of the vaccines' use worldwide pending an investigation to prevent further harm and unnecessary deaths.

Australia-based Dr Neil also said that after critically appraising all the evidence, it became "clear" to him that the COVID vaccines can adversely affect the cardiovascular system in more ways than just myocarditis and pericarditis or forms of heart inflammation.

“Looking at the data, 20 per cent of all notifications of heart attacks as suspected drug reactions ever reported to the TGA [Therapeutic Goods Administration] over 52 years have nominated a COVID vaccine as the suspected medicine. Most of these reports were made by doctors, so we know that many – including cardiologists – are concerned,” said Neil.

Neil emphasised that these signals require critical attention, and his team will release a series of pharmacovigilance reports, starting with one on cardiovascular adverse events.

Meanwhile, Dimitri Mascarenhas, a former England cricketer and Indian Premier League (IPL) regular, reportedly said that if his "best friend" Warne had "not taken the COVID vaccine, he’d likely still be alive today".

"I fully support these doctors’ calls for an immediate suspension of these jabs in Australia and around the world,” he said.

In the UK, Conservative Party MP Andrew Bridgen also supported the suspension of vaccines until further research is conducted.

"Many people have privately raised concerns regarding the cause of Shane Warne’s death at such a young age, however this new analysis from eminent expert cardiologists linking it to the COVID vaccination must now be a wake-up call for world health authorities,” Bridgen was quoted as saying by PTI.

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