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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has proved that when it comes to health and safety, he’d rather be safe than sorry.
In 2021, Rodgers faced widespread criticism after revealing he was unvaccinated against COVID-19 after previously saying he had been “immunized,” according to CBS Sports.
A year later, on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, Rodgers admitted he deliberately gave vague answers about his vaccination status earlier in 2021.
“I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it,” Rodgers told host Joe Rogan.
“And I had come to the conclusion I’m gonna say, ‘I’ve been immunized.’ And if there’s a follow-up, then talk about my process. But [I] thought there’s a possibility that I say, ‘I’m immunized,’ maybe they understand what that means, maybe they don’t,” he said.
After the NFL denied Rodgers a medical exemption from the vaccine, the Packers quarterback said he went through an “immunization process” supervised by a holistic doctor instead of getting vaccinated. He said he did not want to take the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and was allergic to an ingredient used in the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
Rodgers also stirred up debate when he jokingly dubbed Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce “Mr. Pfizer” over Kelce’s appearance in a COVID-19 vaccine commercial.
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