Shane Warne’s son believes the Covid-19 vaccine played a role in his father’s fatal heart attack at the age of 52. Warne passed away in March 2022 while on holiday in Thailand. A post-mortem revealed no evidence of foul play and determined he died of a “congenital disease”. The former Australian cricket icon was discovered unresponsive in a villa on Koh Samui island, and attempts to revive him proved unsuccessful.
A Thai police spokesman stated at the time: “Investigators received an autopsy report today in which a forensic doctor concludes the death was due to natural causes.”
Jackson Warne, 26, has now shared his theory regarding his father’s passing.
When asked on the 2 Worlds Collide Podcast whether the Covid-19 vaccine was responsible for the cricket legend’s death, he responded: “I definitely think that it was involved. I don’t even think saying that is controversial anymore. Even if dad had underlying health issues, I think this brought it straight to the surface.
“My first impression, as soon as I hung up the phone, I instantly blamed the government. I instantly blamed Covid and the vaccine. Doing things like the state memorial, where that’s funded by Vic Gov and the MCG and there has to be certain due diligence and people in the crowds have to get photos and all that stuff, I felt really uncomfortable.
“At the state memorial, I nearly said I blame the government and Covid, but I didn’t. It was probably smart I didn’t – I’d be in a very different position if I did. But that was how I felt. Even the last three or four years, I have not changed my tune.
“At the end of the day, we’ll never know. The autopsy is online. I know what happened to him. Dad, at the time, was healthy, he was happy. He looked the best he had in a while. Yes, he smoked and drank, but how many more people in their 80s and 90s still smoke and drink a lot more than dad?
“Yes, a lot of people were dying of heart attacks before. But dad was ok, I think he might have got three or four [vaccine jabs], he didn’t want to get them, he was forced to get them for work.
“He was forced to get them like everybody else. Dad wasn’t the only person. When dad passed, he was probably the most famous Australian that people could go, ‘yep, that’s Covid,’ but I try not to think about it too much because all that does is fester into anger. That anger is not good for anybody.”
He continued: “If something comes out like this again, at least we’re more awake, at least we’re more aware. If dad had underlying health issues, maybe he was going to have a heart attack at 65, 70, but I think this just brought it all to the surface.”