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Premier League footballers are finally agreeing to Covid-19 vaccinations with 68 per cent now double jabbed and 81 per cent having had at least one dose.
It comes after Sportsmail revealed the reluctance among players to being vaccinated. At the start of October, only a third of all top-flight footballers had been double jabbed. Club officials were concerned about dressing rooms being ‘polluted’ by senior players spreading conspiracy theories involving infertility and the power of vitamins.
But Tuesday’s figures, released by the Premier League, are the first suggestion that players are now listening to their clubs and the authorities.
Richarlison has received his jab but Premier League clubs have lagged in vaccination battle
Now, the Premier League has confirmed that 81 per cent of players have had one jab
Sportsmail has also reported how only seven of the Premier League’s 20 clubs had succeeded in convincing more than 50 per cent of their players to be fully vaccinated.
The top flight’s slow vaccination rate looked worse when compared to the EFL, with 70 per cent of their players double jabbed by the end of August.
The Premier League finally revealed the details of vaccination status in England’s top tier after weeks of refusing to open up on the numbers and citing medical confidentiality.
They said in a statement on Tuesday: ‘We can confirm today that 81 per cent of players have received at least one Covid-19 vaccination dose with 68 per cent now fully vaccinated.
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‘Vaccination rates are collected by the Premier League on a weekly basis and the League continues to work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff.
‘No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the League and player vaccination rates will be communicated at appropriate intervals in the future.’
The detail comes just days after a Mail on…
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Source : dailymail
