Rumors that Matthew Perry’s death was from the COVID vaccine was conspiracy-theory nonsense

After the unexpected death of Friends actor Matthew Perry, a fair number of “influencers” on social media started rumors that Perry died because of the COVID-19 vaccine. Their proof? An earlier social media post by Perry in which he playfully posted that he had been vaccinated. Without any evidence, shortly after word of his death broke, some “influencers” posited that Perry died because of complications from the vaccine.

However, it turned out that the COVID-19 vaccine had nothing to do with it.

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Ketamine, not vaccinations by Pfizer, Moderna, or any other company, is what caused Perry’s death, according to the autopsy released by the Los Angeles County medical examiner on Friday, the Washington Examiner reported. Initial results after the actor’s death on Oct. 28 were delayed as the examiner’s office awaited toxicology analysis. Official causes for Perry’s death were listed as “acute effects of ketamine,” with additional factors contributing, such as “drowning, coronary artery disease, and buprenorphine effects” (an opioid use disorder treatment).

Perry’s long history of substance abuse and the subsequent health issues he faced as a result are well documented. The actor was often candid about his past and wanted to be an inspiration to help others overcome addiction. And given Perry’s unfortunate history, it was always a fool’s errand, and a despicable one at that, to suggest in any way he died because of COVID-19 vaccines.

Certain people seemed almost to desire deaths like Perry’s to be from the vaccines to justify their skepticism. They wanted to be able to give a societal “see, I told you so” about COVID-19 vaccines. It was a disturbing trend where anti-vaxxers preferred fiction to the humbling reality that their theories, claims, and suggestions were wrong.

Moreover, promoting such distasteful conspiracy theories shortly after news of Perry’s passing broke and without any evidence is indicative of a societal decay with a preference to believe conspiracies and rushing to create outlandish theories instead of waiting for the facts. Advancing these unsubstantiated narratives does nothing but discredit people who may have good intentions in warning about the potential issues with vaccines.

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Furthermore, it seems those who suggested Perry’s death was due to the vaccine will suffer zero accountability. It is doubtful if they will admit they were wrong and apologize. Instead, these “influencers” will go along as if nothing happened and wait until the next crisis to promote baseless hypotheses that are not grounded in reality.

Hopefully, society will grow tired of such things and instead have an awakening and acknowledge that it is more important to be truthful and factual instead of trying to be the first one to pass along incorrect information. We will all be better off as a result.