Swimming world champion Michael Andrew say he won't be vaccinated for Tokyo Olympics (state, news)

[Suburban_Guy]

Good for him!

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/...tokyo-olympics

Michael Andrew, the 2016 world champion in the 100-meter individual medley, has not received the COVID-19 vaccine and does not plan on receiving it in time for the Tokyo Olympics, he said during a pre-Olympics USA Swimming news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

"I am not vaccinated. My reason behind it is -- for one, it was in the last moment I didn't want to put anything in my body that I didn't know how I would potentially react to," Andrew said, adding later that he does not plan on getting the vaccine in the distant future. "As an athlete on the elite level, everything we do is very calculated, for me in the training cycles and especially at trials, I didn't want to risk any days out, because there are periods where if you take a vaccine, you have to deal with some days off."

Of course people have to whine about it:

Opinion: US swimmer Michael Andrew's decision not to get vaccinated is selfish, unfair to teammates

[anononcty]

Some on the internet are saying he actually had the virus so if true it should be a non issue if true. Even then it's his call and as stated protocols are in place. He wouldn't be alone one of sprinters from Jamaica gold medal team in 2016 also doesnt' want the vax.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/sport...ntl/index.html

[Cape Cod Todd]

Well these athletes are at the peak of their training and their bodies are finely tuned instruments so introducing something odd like the covid vaccine into their bodies could throw them off their game.

Each of us are different and we react differently to the shots. I know people that had not reaction, to stiff arms to being totally drained and bedriddin for a day.



His body his choice right?