Social media posts claimed that the Danish footballer received the Covid-19 vaccine shortly before collapsing on the pitch during a Euro 2020 match.

18 Jun 2021 | Full Fact's weekly news
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Christian Eriksen did not have Covid-19 vaccine before collapsing on the pitch
It’s been claimed on social media that Danish footballer Christian Eriksen received the Covid-19 vaccine shortly before collapsing on the pitch during a Euro 2020 match.

This is not true. Mr Eriksen did indeed collapse on the pitch on 12 June, after suffering a cardiac arrest. This led to claims on social media that Inter Milan’s chief medic had confirmed to Italian radio station Radio Sportiva that Mr Eriksen had received a Pfizer vaccination a few days previously.

But Radio Sportiva has said this report never happened, while the chief executive of Inter Milan, Giuseppe Marotta, has said Mr Eriksen has never had Covid-19 or been vaccinated.

A possible link has been found between the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and mild heart inflammation in young men, but this is yet to be confirmed.
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