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According to research, solar storms could potentially lead to an increase in heart-related deaths, with some studies suggesting a figure of up to 5,500 additional cardiovascular deaths per year during periods of high solar activity, primarily due to the disruption of Earth's magnetic field which can impact the body's natural rhythms and potentially affect heart function; however, more research is needed to fully understand this correlation.

Key points about this claim:

Mechanism:

Solar storms create geomagnetic disturbances that can disrupt the Earth's magnetic field, potentially impacting the body's circadian rhythm and autonomic nervous system, which can influence heart rate and blood pressure.

Study findings:

A Harvard University study linked days with increased solar storm activity to a higher number of heart disease deaths.

Important consideration:

While the research suggests a potential link, the exact impact of solar storms on heart health is still being studied and individual risk factors should be considered.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2324402-solar-storms-may-cause-up-to-5500-heart-related-deaths-in-a-given-year/

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Since May of this year there seem to have been successively record-breaking solar flares, in May, August and October. To play the devil's advocate, could increased solar activity in the last few years of have been one of the confounding factors that caused excess cardiac mortality? Of course Professor Morris did not cite that as a cause, but if he had done a little more research perhaps he could have attempted it, unless it's too specific and therefore more easily refuted.

https://www.space.com/extreme-solar-storm-affects-auroras-power-grids-october-2024#xenforo-comments-68394

https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/monster-x-class-flare-launches-massive-solar-storm-towards-earth-and-could-trigger-auroras-this-weekend

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/how-nasa-tracked-the-most-intense-solar-storm-in-decades/

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In order to be a confounder, exposure to solar activity would have to correlate with vaccine brand. It would be something like... Pfizer was given to people who live miles underground and are protected from solar activity, while Moderna was given to above-ground dwellers. So yes, mortality is associated with Moderna, but it's because of the sun, not the brand.

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No need to create an Eloi and Morlock scenario. There could be these confounders in different vaccines, which might react differently to solar activity.

Adjuvants in COVID-19 vaccines: innocent bystanders or culpable abettors for stirring up COVID-heart syndrome

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10846003/

Types of vaccine adjuvants used in COVID-19 vaccines

The adjuvants used in COVID-19 vaccines can be categorized into five classes namely Aluminum salt-based, Emulsion-based, TLR agonists, Metabolic, Cell death, and Epigenetic.15,22 Each of these adjuvants instigate different mechanisms that are ultimately responsible for onset of spectrum of cardiovascular diseases seen in COVID-19 patients and those receiving vaccination (Figure 1). This review provides a brief overview of different mechanisms that can be arising out of these adjuvants, and each might be contributing at least partially to instigate cardiomyocyte damage.

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