Coverage of the vaccination rates within English football clubs rages on, with the papers and Government figures likely fuming that a quarter of Football League players don’t intend to get ‘jabbed’. Unsurprisingly, reports blame “conspiracy theories” for swaying the minds of the “vaccine rebels”. The Mail on Sunday has the story.
The proportion of footballers who have been double-vaccinated has increased from approximately 18% in August to 49% in the latest set of figures collated by the League.
But the number of players who have been immunised or plan to get the jab has gone up by only 5% over the past month, the Mail on Sunday has learnt.
“Approximately 75% of players this month across the EFL are fully vaccinated, have had a single jab or intend to be vaccinated, which is up from 70% in the last set of figures,” a source said.
It is understood that some players are reluctant to get vaccinated against the disease because their youth and level of fitness mean they are unlikely to suffer should they contract it.
They are also concerned by stories of people suffering heart inflammation after taking the vaccine, even though official medical agencies have reported such cases as “very rare”.
One theory circulating among players is that Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 might have been linked to the jab, despite no medical evidence to support the suggestion.
The latest figures emerge even though the EFL have stepped up efforts to “bust the myths” around the vaccine’s safety and to educate players on its benefits for individuals and society. Posters and leaflets containing such information have been distributed to clubs in the hope that they will be displayed in stadiums and training grounds.
The EFL are also working with the NHS to increase the number of mobile vaccination centres visiting clubs.
“Vaccinations will preserve the integrity of our competitions and we’re continuing to educate players and staff,” the source said.
The EFL and Premier League recorded a video with professor Jonathan Van-Tam last month in which the Government’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer debunked some of the conspiracy theories.
It was circulated among players’ WhatsApp groups, with the Government hoping their willingness to get vaccinated would encourage other young people to follow suit as take-up stalled in the general population.
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I admire these young men for declining. Their risk of dying from covid nearly zero🌸
USA NBA players declining. It appears healthy athletes have witnessed one too many other healthy athletes being stretchered off the tennis court, football pitch etc and realised, something is seriously wrong with the jabs.
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I would love to know what the vaccine uptake is in rugby. I know Henry Slade, who is diabetic, was open about his refusal of the vaccine and was, inevitably, vilified. I assume that there must be near universal vaccination in the United Rugby Championship as players are traveling between five/ six different countries. When the Heineken cup starts it will be interesting to see whether Henry Slade is in Exeter’s match day squad when they travel to France.
I am opposed to universally mandated vaccination. I am also against the vaccination of younger people.
However, I am finding some of the comments on here as extreme as those expressed by those who do mandate universal vaccination, obviously at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Not every adverse event over the past 12 months can be attributed to a vaccination event. Likewise, the vaccination cannot be totally ignored. The reality is somewhere in between.
With regards to side effects, NICE and the BNF have a scale covering these,
ranging from common or very common, uncommon, rare or very rare and frequency unknown. I cannot remember exactly the ratios for each of these, it’s something like:
very common 1:10,
common >1:10 to 1:100;
uncommon >1:100 to 1:1000,
rare >1:1000 to 1:10000
very rare >1:10000.
There are 72 clubs in the EFL, if each club has on average 30 players in their first team squad that is 2000+ players, for an uncommon side effect there will be between 2 and 20 players affected. For a rare side effect there will be between 0.2 and 1 player affected.
This applies to any prescribed medication as well as over the counter… Read more »
How “common” events are is a straw man argument.
How severe any of those events are, is what is relevant.
If just one person in a group who are at little or no risk of suffering serious harm from contracting and then becoming ill from the virus – particularly among a group such as these young professional sportsmen – suffers a death or life changing event after “vaccination” then that is one too many
Period.
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Edit – btw your comparison regarding common (long-time fully approved and non-experimental) over the counter drugs is ludicrous.
No it’s not ludicrous that is exactly what NICE/BNF do. If you were to be prescribed a new medication, for example a statin, then to ensure that you can make an informed decision the clinician should (in theory) walk through all of the possible side effects with their risks; for example a statin can induce type 2 diabetes in a person who is vulnerable to the condition. ( if you’re already type 2 diabetic then one of the first medications that is prescribed is a statin). The same happens when you sign a consent form for a surgical procedure, you may be told that there is a 0.1% chance of death.
Codeine as an opioid can cause respiratory depression, it is converted to morphine by the liver, it is contraindicated in children and the elderly. Ibuprofen is actually contraindicated in the elderly as well. Ibuprofen is contraindicated for chicken pox. If you are haemophiliac then NSAIDs are contraindicated as they can cause bleeding. It is always risk v benefits. For the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination the risk v benefits is inversely proportional to age.
But what has this got to do with covid “vaccines” for crying out loud????
I am well aware of what will happen with prescribed drugs such as statins and I am also aware of the risks relating to over the counter drugs like codeine.
These however are fully approved (of long standing) and are not experimental drugs with no liability from the pharma that makes and sells them.
The risks are well known and fully documented!
The “vaccines” are still in trial status and have only “emergency” use approval.
You have failed to address the fact that however common, or otherwise, any adverse reactions are, has absolutely no correlation with the severity, or otherwise, of those reactions.
The only point that matters is what adverse reactions occur and their potential harm to the patient!
The point I made in relation to this article, which is after all about professional sportsmen which I am certain I made clearly was, and I quote again…
If just one person in a group who are at little or no risk of suffering serious harm from contracting and then becoming ill from the virus – particularly among a group such as these young professional… Read more »
So had Eriksen had the jab? I believe that information has been suppressed.
But anyway, incidents of myocarditis/pericarditis amongst young men isn’t very rare. It is now very well documented. So they are quite right to decline the opportunity to wreck their health and highly lucrative, but relatively short career, in order to do what the Government wants and “benefit society.”
You are conflating two separate conditions. Eriksen had a sudden cardiac arrest, from which 12 young people die every week in the U.K., not necessarily myocarditis. From the myocarditis foundation:
”In simple terms, myocarditis is a disease that causes inflammation of the heart muscle. This inflammation enlarges and weakens the heart, creates scar tissue and forces it to work harder to circulate blood and oxygen throughout the body.
While we often associate cardiovascular conditions with elderly populations, myocarditis can affect anyone, including young adults, children and infants. In fact, it most often affects otherwise healthy, young, athletic types with the high-risk population being those of ages from puberty through their early 30’s, affecting males twice as often as females. Myocarditis is the 3rd leading cause of Sudden Death in children and young adults.”
”Viral infections are a leading cause of myocarditis. Inflammation occurs during the course of infection, putting stress on the heart that remains even after the infection is resolved. Cancer, bacterial infections and other contagious diseases can also cause myocarditis, as can exposure to environmental toxins ranging from metal poisons to spider and snake venom.
A significantly smaller group of individuals with autoimmune conditions, may develop giant cell myocarditis.… Read more »
“The known viral causes of myocarditis include:
Parvovirus B19Parvovirus B19 spreads via respiratory droplets that are expelled when infected people cough, sneeze, or speak. Approximately half the population carries its antibodies. It is the cause of fifth disease, sometimes called slapped cheek syndrome for the red facial rash caused in children ages six to 10. Teens and adults typically experience rashes elsewhere, especially the hands and feet. Symptoms of infection usually occur within a week of exposure and last for approximately one week. Parvovirus B19 has also been associated with:
Severe birth defects Miscarriage Infection in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), arthritis, and aplastic anemia (lack of red blood cell production) At this time, there is no vaccination against parvovirus B19.
Human Herpes Virus 6This virus is transmitted via saliva and often presents with a rash and fever. It is so common that most infants are exposed by 13 months of age, although infection may occur during the first weeks of life. Approximately 20% of infant emergency department visits are linked to fevers caused by human herpes virus 6. Conditions associated with this virus include:
Sixth disease (roseola infantum) Hepatitis Encephalitis Multiple sclerosis Chronic fatigue syndrome Fibromyalgia And more…… Read more »
“What non-infectious factors cause myocarditis?In some cases, the drugs prescribed to protect our health can also cause myocarditis. These include anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics, and anti-seizure medications.
Exposure to a variety of toxins can also result in myocarditis. These include:
This last week has been Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome awareness week. c-r-y (.) org and jhmt (.) org (.) uk
Will someone explain the down votes. Every statement made above is from physicians.
Looks suspiciously like it’s been suppressed doesn’t it? No comprehensive denial from Eriksen at any rate.
“They are also concerned by stories of people suffering heart inflammation after taking the vaccine….”
I’m getting rather fed up with LS doing it’s bit to help the misleading, official narrative along. They’re not ‘stories’, they’re evidenced events and LS reporting in this case should read “They are also concerned by the mounting evidence of young, healthy people – particularly males – suffering heart inflammation after taking the vaccine”
To be fair, LS did link to the Brussels Times story about 3 young cyclists suffering adverse reactions after “vaccination”. I’m sure people can draw their own conclusions.
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Apologies to LS – appreciate it’s not you, it’s MoS
“Jonathan Van-Tam last month in which the Government’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer debunked some of the conspiracy theories.”
Only lying is not debunking.
These scum need to be charged with crimes against humanity.
Van-Tam the Boston United fan should know better (and maybe does). A 17-year old collapsed (and later died) after a youth match involving Boston United (v. West Bridgford) at a time when 17-year olds were being “vaccinated”. I never heard if he had been “vaccinated” recently. Still, wouldn’t I have heard it if he definitely hadn’t had these injections (like with Eriksen).
It was a West Bridgford player who had a sudden cardiac arrest not a Boston United player.
Against Boston United though. FA youth cup I think. Either way, he must be aware of it.
Public Health England Technical Briefings 20-23
Deaths / Cases
CFR Unvaccinated: 469 / 106,308 (1 in 226)
CFR Vaccinated: 1211 / 110,392 (1 in 91)
Meaning, CFR is 2.48 times higher for vaccinated
Seems footballers aren’t as silly as I thought.
You can be sure the medical teams advising them will have at least some sense.
Still a quarter of EPL footballers holding out in Blighty? Let Dan Andrews from Jabs ‘R’ Us, located in bucolic Victoria, fix that for you with his patented Miracle Mandate for Sportspersons.
Under the Glorious Leader’s latest edict, all workers in Victoria who have contact in any way, shape or form with other people must be double-stabbed to continue working (or face steep fines until they, and their employer, see the error of their ways). This includes professional athletes, who must have received their first jab by October 15th, and their second by November 26th, in order to train and play.
This is expected to sift out the last remaining pockets of resistance in all sporting codes. ‘Vaccination’ rates were already high in many Australian Rules Football clubs, for example, with most clubs reported to be well over 80% double-stabbed (the defeated Grand Finalists, the Western Bulldogs, for example, had already revealed that 100% of their squad were double-dosed). Most had already caved to the blackmail that, as the Australian Football League boss put it, that “if we want to get our lives back and get back to doing things the simple way, and opening up, we need to be vaccinated”. They had all… Read more »
EFL. Not (just?) the Premier League. If EFL, that is the 3 professional leagues below the Premier League.
Oh, and do let me know if this affects the performance of Australians in elite international tournaments (re. the post above that the top four tennis players are not taking the “vaccines”).
Yay!
Ah, if only they were better ‘educated’ they would understand the importance of getting the jab. How condescending can you be.
‘“Approximately 75% of players this month across the EFL are fully vaccinated, have had a single jab or intend to be vaccinated, which is up from 70% in the last set of figures,” a source said.’
In any sane, rational society, given that, statistically speaking, COVID-19 poses no risk to this cohort, this would be the headline. But oh no, we have it bum about boat, and the establishment is rattled because only 75% of footballers have chosen to get a novel and experimental injection for a disease which poses them no risk.
Of course, generally speaking, footballers aren’t the sharpest tools in the tool drawer. It looks like the country at large has joined them. We’re all footballers now!
“Vaccinations will preserve the integrity of our competitions and we’re continuing to educate players and staff,” the source said.
Educate? Indoctrinate more like.
Karren Brady was hitting out at West Ham players not getting vaccinated. But if they do get coerced into being experimentally vaccinated perhaps they should change their name to Chest Harm United?
Healthcare advice from Brady ? Laughable.
all about money. And they think people will do anything to watch their team . Well many will, but a certain percentage won’t.
in the past I have noticed that people never go back. I wont if I am banned.
Oh great, the silly bint sees fit to give us another inane opinion.
Surely it is up to TPTB to persuade people that they need a (useless, probably dangerous) jab, rather than for individuals have to defend their refusal position? This is all the wrong way round, being unstabbed should be the natural default position.
“Vaccinations will preserve the integrity of our competitions and we’re continuing to educate players and staff,” the source said.”….
“Vaccinations will preserve the integrity of our competitions and we’re continuing to re-educate players and staff,” the source said.”
Fixed it.
I’ve normally got a great deal of time for Jurgen Klopp but recently he’s lost my support. In an interview he said he simply couldn’t understand why players won’t be vaccinated, found my self shouting at the radio ‘2 words Jurgen, Christian Eriksen’. Why would a fit health sports person run the risk of heart problems. Before you say anything, if Eriksen had not been vaccinated prior to his collapse it would be all over the press and they’d have him actively promoting the jab.
It is the job of big stakeholders to get on board ready for digital ID, and people like Klopp are key to bringing customers with them.
i have lost a huge amount of respect for him.
My thoughts exactly. If Eriksen was not vaccinated then what could possibly stop him from saying so? He’s such an extreme privacy nut that he refuses on principle? Much more likely that he’s been convinced that he will cause terrible harm by admitting to the vaccination.
The Premier league decided some time ago that it was happy to manage without unvaccinated supporters If necessary.
At that point, after attending regularly at Southampton for over 50 I decided that I can manage without them too,
why on earth would anybody want to return after being banned, or even continue attending under threat of the ban ?
if it wasn’t clear before then is surely is now. Money is all that matters, and anybody who is an inconvenience can sling their hook.
50 years that should say…….
I’ve started supporting my local non leauge team.
Yes, I have too, and I’ll be happy enough to carry on doing that.
stopped my Sky subs and BBC licence fee too, as football is all I ever watch, and I’m not prepared to support organisations that support discrimination and misinformation.
I follow Leeds under-23s now, tiny crowds unlikely to be affected by the pass, and they win a bit more often than the seniors!
Oh, the over-“vaccinated” seniors? Is that true about them being the most “vaccinated” team in the league, do you know?
You’re well out if it. The vaxxoids will be spreading flu as well as Covvie.
Indeed. And our home form is terrible anyway ……
Try the Northern League (if the vax apartheid doesn’t come there too!).
“…the EFL have stepped up efforts to “bust the myths” around the vaccine’s safety and to educate players on its benefits for individuals and society.”
It sounds to me like they are educated – why else would they decline the jab?
Indeed, they seem eminently sensible to me as well.
Don’t you love the 1984-style Covid journalistic double-speak:
‘Myth’ = reality
‘rare’ = common
‘incredibly rare’ = very common
‘misinformation’ = something which doesn’t fit the narrative (but is probably true)
Also:
’educate’ = coerce
The top 4 men in professional tennis (Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev and Tsitsipas) are all unvaxxed or refuse to say or have said they won’t be vaxxed. Could get interesting for the Aus open in Jan if Australia follows through on the declared intention of only allowing vaxxed to enter country, other than Aus citizens. Hope they all boycott it.
After what happened to Jeremy Chardy, the top 4 men seem eminently sensible in steering clear of the injection:
https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/ATP_Tennis/102939/taking-vaccine-and-doing-common-good-for-humanity-force-jeremy-chardy-to-end-season/
Can be an absolutely brutal sport, especially in the heat. I don’t blame them for not taking the chance.
I still have some contacts from my time based in Newcastle as a reporter and my understanding from them on what the talk in the football world is about the Cristian Eriksen incident is that the heart attack happened very soon after his jab, which he took specifically for the tournament. Which might explain a lot about the reluctance.
Hi artfelix,
I thought Christian Eriksen hadn’t had the jab at the time of his cardiac arrest? At least, that was the official line at the time and those that made the (false?) claim that he was jabbed were quickly corrected and branded as purveyors of fake news. Do you know for sure that the claim he was unvaccinated was false and that he had in fact had the jab prior to his collapse? If so, that’s a news story that warrants exposure and would certainly explain why some players are reluctant to have it.
I think someone at the club denied he’d taken the injection, but why hasn’t he himself cleared it up.
I can’t say for sure, but certainly the word among the professionals at a large Newcastle-based sporting institution (cough) seems to be that he had been jabbed.
The chief medic for Inter originally confirmed this, but then (was made to) correct this.
However, all the subsequent announcements from the club and football authorities were very careful to say Eriksen was “not vaccinated” rather than he had not had an injection.
My understanding is that he had the first jab of the Pfizer vaccine on May 31st – less than two weeks before collapsing – but had not had the second jab and so was able to be declared “not vaccinated” by those with a vested interest in doing so.
However, most people in football know he had the jab and it is playing a big part in the hesitancy.
Ah yes of course, not “vaccinated” in their jargon until two weeks after the second “vaccination”! This same con is skewing mortality figures as well, isn’t it?
Why hasn’t he cleared it up? Maybe more than his career (life?) is worth or something? Certainly interesting that he never said definitively that he definitely did not have any of these injections!
Thanks for the reply artfelix – that all makes perfect sense.
The ‘football’s vaccine shame’ stamps that accompany the article in the printed version is reprehensible but par for course for what is more or less a publication promoting the vaccine and laying into ‘anti-vaxx refuseniks’ all of which are apparently ‘misinformed’ by conspiracy theories.
Again I say, “convince me to take it”, it isn’t up to me to defend my default healthy position! It’s like “why not have a tattoo?” “But why?”
“Nothing theoretical” Doctor (n.b.) Mike Yeadon said it. I wonder if he was “misinformed by conspiracy theories”? And if professional sportsmen have access to clued up medical people? If their medical team was saying, you’ve got to have this or your career will slide, do you think so many would refuse?
Or for that matter if they knew for a fact that Eriksen (and the rest had not had these injections?
Because professional athletes, who rely on their physical condition to earn a living, aren’t constantly consulting medical experts? Instead, we’re being told to believe that they’re listening to David Icke instead?
Of course they are, he played for Hereford United 71-73. He’s a great coach. Footballers all love him.
I find it interesting that the figures split roughly 75%/25%, which approximates to the likely split across the population as a whole.
My take is that 25% have fully functioning bullshit antennae, and the rest just follow the herd.
In that 75% is those who’ve said they intend to be vaccinated.
reading carefully it would seem that you only get 75% if you include those who said they ‘intend’ to get vaccinated. The actual figure for double-jabbed today is under 50% so entirely possible that the rest are simply telling the survey what they think they want to hear.
In other words, half of them are well educated on the subject, and half of those are bold enough to say so robustly, up front. Maybe the other half refuse to reveal their health details at all – which they could do, of course.
The more “the powers that be”, assisted by their medical and media hangers-on, continue to lie and obfuscate, the less anyone with sense will believe or even trust them. That’s especially the case with the barefaced coercion and blackmail tactics being used.
Sensible young men and hopefully their young fans will take heed and follow suit.
I’m sick to death of all this “myths around vaccine” bullshit. They’re not myths! They’re facts. So many young, fit and healthy people are dying from sudden death. Mostly heart related and surprise surprise! They all had the jab shortly before. Now if they’d contracted covid shortly before and get killed by a train, they’re a covid death!
Just seen two really interesting telly adverts at 1pm on Sunday in the UK, Channel 5.
First, Irwin Mitchell solicitors touting for personal injury business, focusing on a girl of about 10. Voiceover is about ‘accidents’ and no mention of ‘medical mistakes’ like there used to be but hopefully it’s a sign the govts legal case for forcing their evil on kids isn’t watertight.
Immediately afterwards, an advert for a company called Nature’s Bounty selling vitamins, the three products shown at the end were Vit c and zinc, a Vit b complex, and a skin hair and nails formula (which is Vit b and zinc).
If you happen to watch telly during the week it’s all about life insurance and non-attended cremations….
I’ve always loathed football, but my opinion of footballers – or some of them – has now skyrocketed.
Good on them!
I have no interest in football, and normally not much time for professional footballers, but on this they definitely deserve praise for standing their ground.
Haha, I have an interest in sport, and my own opinions about professional sportsmen. And I’d love to see a league table with a column for the number of “vaccinated” players in each team (though I suspect information on this is patchy). Did we ever find out if Christian Eriksen had been “vaccinated”? RickH said my memory is playing tricks on me about this sort of thing suddenly becoming common. Still, I seem to remember a post that this sort of thing had actually seen an increase in American sport (i.e. “USA”) in 2021 compared to previous years. At any rate, it would be good to know for certain.