List of COVID-19 Injuries in Media Personalities

Numerous media personalities have been injured or killed shortly after receiving one of the COVID-19 vaccines. This is a list of their stories.

NOTE: Inclusion on this list does not constitute a claim of causality. This list is intended to help keep track of potential instances of COVID-19 vaccine product injury to prepare to assist them and others in similar positions, and to learn how to identify cases.

Film and TV

Tom Felton

Actor and musician Tom Felton collapsed during the Ryder Cup celebrity golf event in September 2021 due to a “medical emergency”.1) It wasn't “specifically clear what caused Felton to collapse”, but unverified sources list “apparent heart attack”, “seizure”2) and “deydration”3) as potential causes. Felton had previously recorded a congratulatory message via Cameo to teenage vaccine product recipients congratulating them for “how many people [they're] keeping safe”.4) Felton released an update on Instagram assuring fans he was “on the mend, officially” and thanking everyone who sent messages of support.5) No clarification on the cause of the medical incident was provided.6)

Bruce Willis

It was announced on March 30, 2022 that after more than forty years working as a highly successful actor, Bruce Willis is retiring from his career due to health complications related to aphasia, 7) which is listed among the known neurological adverse effects 8) that can result from mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. 9). Though as yet unverified, it is speculated that Willis was fully vaccinated in order to star in eight yet-to-be-released films over the course of 2021 during the height of industry pandemic protocols that included strict vaccine requirements.10)

Musicians

Koady Chaisson

Koady Chaisson of the Prince Edward Island trio The East Pointers died suddenly on January 7 2021. He was 37 years old, and preparing to tour.11)

Eric Clapton

Musician Eric Clapton received a first dose of the AstraZeneca shot in February 2021, after which he “straight away had severe reactions which lasted ten days”. He recovered and was offered a second dose after six weeks (instead of the twelve he had been told he would wait).12) Despite his hesitation, he accepted and described experiencing “disastrous” results including neuropathy in his hands and feet. Clapton had previously suffered chronic peripheral neuropathy, which he now believes made the vaccine unsafe for him despite “media propaganda” insisting the vaccinations were safe for everyone. Clapton shared in a Telegram message, “I feared I would never play again.”13)

Céline Dion

Singer Céline Dion announced she was forced to cancel her upcoming performances in Las Vegas scheduled from November 5 to 20, 2021 and January 19 to February 5, 2022, due to “unforeseen medical symptoms”. 14) 15) Dion had been experiencing “severe and persistent muscle spasms,” preventing her from rehearsing and performing. She had previously publicly encouraged her fans to get vaccinated.16)

Richie Faulkner

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner suffered an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection while onstage at the Louder Than Life festival in Kentucky in October 2021.17) Describing watching footage of the incident, he described, “I can see in my face the confusion and anguish I was feeling whilst playing ‘Painkiller’ as my aorta ruptured and started to spill blood into my chest cavity… From what I’ve been told by my surgeon, people with this don’t usually make it to the hospital alive.” Faulkner was taken to Rudd Heart & Lung Center four miles away and underwent a 10.5 hour emergency open heart surgery. He confirmed he had no prior heart issues and that he was caught off guard.18) The band postponed the remainder of the tour as a result.19) Faulkner's bandmate Rob Halford had urged fans to receive a COVID-19 injection.20)

Journalists

Georgia Clark

Journalist Georgia Clark suffered pericarditis due to the Pfizer vaccine.21)

Rafael Silva

On January 4, 2022, Brazilian TV Presenter Rafael Silva collapsed from cardiac arrest during a live broadcast on TV Alterosa. The 36-year-old reporter suffered multiple cardiac arrests en route to Humanitas Hospital. 22)

A week earlier on December 28, 2022, Silva Tweeted about receiving a COVID-10 booster shot. 23)

English translation: “Long live the third dose. I’m sorry for the people who didn’t have this opportunity. Vaccines save lives.”

Carlos Tejada

Carlos Tejada, Deputy Asia Editor for The New York Times who contributed to coverage of the global Covid-19 crisis in 2021 that won a Pulitzer Prize, suddenly died of a heart attack at a hospital in Seoul on Friday, December 17, 2021. He was 49.24) Earlier that day he had Tweeted a photo of getting a booster shot accompanied with the message: “Double-vaxxed. Janssen-fueled, Moderna-boosted. Hey, Omicron: Hit me with your wet snot. All I had to do was fill out this form in a language I can't read. Translation software tells me I know belong to the BTS army.” 25)

On December 18, 2021, his wife Tweeted on his account: “This is Carlos's wife, Nora. It's with deepest sorrow that I have to share with you that Carlos passed away last night of a heart attack. I've lost my best friend and our kids lost a truly great dad. I will be off social media for awhile.” 26)

“Former NY Times journalist Alex Berenson reported on his Substack that Tejada did not give informed consent to receive the booster shot, as the consent form was written in Korea and Tejada did not read Korean.” 27)

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See Also

1)
Young, R. (2021, September 23). Actor Tom Felton carted off course after suffering medical emergency at Ryder Cup celebrity event. Yahoo! Sports. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/actor-tom-felton-harry-potter-draco-malfoy-carted-off-course-after-suffering-medical-emergency-at-ryder-cup-celebrity-event-214327277.html
2)
Diente, T. (2021, September 24). Fans send prayers after Tom Felton collapses from suspected “seizure.” MSN. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/fans-send-prayers-after-tom-felton-collapses-from-suspected-seizure/ar-AAOLsKc
3)
Furdyk, B. (2021, September 23). Tom Felton Hospitalized After Collapse On Golf Course, Source Says Dehydration To Blame. ET Canada. https://etcanada.com/news/822508/tom-felton-hospitalized-after-collapse-on-golf-course-source-says-dehydration-to-blame/
4)
Santa Clara County Community Ambassadors Program [Santa Clara County CAP]. (2021, May 15). Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy, has a special announcement for our Santa Clara County teens getting vaccinated. If you haven’t… [Facebook video].]] Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/scccap/videos/207847877645450/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr
5)
Felton, T. [@t22felton]. (2021, September 25). Tom Felton Update [Instagram post]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUQBhFsp-yy/
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Sloss, M. (2021, September 26). Tom Felton Shared An Instagram Update After He Collapsed At A Golf Tournament And Was Carted Away On A Golf Cart. BuzzFeed. https://www.buzzfeed.com/morgansloss1/after-collapsing-during-a-golf-tournament-tom-felton
7)
Reuters. 2022, March 30). Bruce Willis to retire from acting after medical diagnosis.Reuters Lifestyle. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/bruce-willis-retire-acting-after-medical-diagnosis-2022-03-30/
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Kirsch, S. 2022, March 30). Aphasia can be caused by the COVID vaccine.Steve Kirsch's Newsletter on Substack. https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/aphasia-can-be-caused-by-the-covid?s=r
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Finisterer, J. and Korn, M. 2021, June 24) Aphasia seven days after second dose of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. PubMed. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8223021
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Knight, Chris. (2022, January 29). The pandemic belongs to Bruce Willis. MSN Entertainment. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/movies/news/the-pandemic-belongs-to-bruce-willis/ar-AATh65S/
11)
Slingerland, C. (2022, January 7). Koady Chaisson of P.E.I. Trio the East Pointers Dies at 37. Exclaim! https://archive.ph/Pvjwq
12)
Clapton, E. [EC]. (2021, May 12). Robin Monotti + Dr Mike Yeadon + Cory Morningstar Channel [Telegram post]. Telegram. https://t.me/robinmg/3377
13)
Hernandez, A. O. (2021, May 17). Eric Clapton calls COVID-19 vaccine experience “disastrous.” Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-17/eric-clapton-astrazeneca-vaccine
14)
Dicker, R. (2021, October 20). Celine Dion Cancels 21 Shows Due To “Severe” Muscle Spasms. HuffPost. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/celine-dion-cancels-las-vegas-shows-muscle-spasms_n_616ff977e4b0657357353790
15)
Céline Dion. (2021, October 19). CELINE DION DELAYS OPENING OF NEW LAS VEGAS SHOW AT THE RESORTS WORLD THEATRE DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://www.celinedion.com/news/celine-dion-delays-opening-of-new-las-vegas-show-at-the-resorts-world-theatre-due-to-medical-reasons/
16)
Ouimet, L.-P. (2021, May 12). Céline Dion : en attendant Las Vegas, viva le vaccin. Radio-Canada.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2021, from https://ici.radio-canada.ca/amp/1792433/celine-dion-concerts-las-vegas-vaccin
18)
Legaspi, A. (2021, October 7). Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Suffered “Aortic Aneurysm” During Concert. Rolling Stone. https://web.archive.org/web/20211223092722/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/judas-priest-richie-faulkner-aortic-aneurysm-1237625/
19)
Celebretainment. (2021, September 28). Judas Priest delay rest of tour after Richie Faulkner is hospitalised with heart issues. Nolan Group Media. https://archive.ph/C4pFp
20)
Bam Bam, J. (2021, April 12). Rob Halford Urges Fans to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine. 93.3 WMMR. https://archive.ph/pML7E
21)
Gillespie, E. (2021, December 8). Journalist trolled by anti-vaxxers after promoting vaccine despite developing rare side effect. The Feed. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/journalist-trolled-by-anti-vaxxers-after-promoting-vaccine-despite-developing-rare-side-effect
22)
The Covid World (2022, January 4). Brazilian TV Presenter Rafael Silva Collapses From Cardiac Arrest One Week After COVID Booster Shot The Covid World. https://thecovidworld.com/brazilian-tv-presenter-rafael-silva-collapses-from-cardiac-arrest-one-week-after-covid-booster-shot/
23)
Hoft, J. (2022, January 5). 36-Year-Old Brazilian Reporter Collapses and Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Live TV Broadcast Gateway Pundit https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/36-year-old-brazilian-reporter-collapses-suffers-cardiac-arrest-live-tv-broadcast-video/
24)
Sandomir, R. (2021, December 22). Carlos Tejada, Deputy Asia Editor for The Times, Dies at 49 The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/business/media/carlos-tejada-dead.html
25)
Tejada, C. (2021, December 17). crtejadal, Double-vaxxed. Janssen-fueled… Twitter. https://twitter.com/CRTejada
26)
Tejada, N. (2021, December 18). crtejadal, This is Carlos's wife, Nora. It's with deepest sorrow… Twitter. https://twitter.com/CRTejada
27)
Smythe, K. (2021, December 26). NY Times Editor, 49, Dies One Day After Moderna Booster Shot. The National Pulse https://thenationalpulse.com/2021/12/26/ny-times-editor-49-dies-one-day-after-moderna-booster-shot/
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