Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t finished making headlines. He said Friday he sought alternative treatments instead of the NFL-approved COVID-19 vaccines due to an allergy to ingredients in two of the vaccines approved by authorities having jurisdiction.
Speaking on the Pat McAfee Show of SiriusXM, Rodgers said, “I’m not an anti-vaccine, nor someone who believes the Earth is flat. I am allergic to an ingredient in mRNA vaccines. I have found a long term immunization protocol to protect myself and I am very proud of the research that has been done in this area. ”
Rodgers added that he was taking ivermectin, and he got angry with the “mob woke Which would seek to “cancel” it.
“I firmly believe in bodily autonomy and the ability to make choices for your body,” he also said. Not having to nod to a culture or a group of people who say you have to do something. Health is not a one-size-fits-all solution. ”
“I consulted with a now good friend of mine (host) Joe Rogan after he contracted COVID and did a lot of the things he recommended,” Rodgers said, adding that he took monoclonal antibodies and ivermectin.
Rodgers, who has been tested daily under NFL protocols for unvaccinated people, tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. He said he didn’t feel well on Thursday but was much better on Friday.
He won’t be able to join the Packers for 10 days, missing Sunday’s game in Kansas City. Rodgers must test negative to return to the squad on November 13.
Rodgers told McAfee he was worried about potential fertility issues if he had taken any of the vaccines.
In July, three reproductive health doctors vouched for the safety of vaccinations for couples who want to have babies and urged people to see their doctor or nurse with any questions.
The DD Stephanie Broadwell of Sanford Health Fargo, the DD Stephanie Foughty of Altru Health Devils Lake and DD Ana Tobiaz, from Sanford Health Bismarck, basically recommended getting the shot.
“I can understand that people are afraid, that they are nervous,” said Mme Broadwell. I think there is sometimes information that can be useful and others that can be somewhat misleading. I think it’s just really hard to digest all the information that is going around and the stories that are leaking out that maybe even come from reliable sources. ”
Separately, according to NBC News, the number of people who have had anaphylactic reactions to COVID vaccines is very low, around two to five cases per million doses, said Dr.r Niraj Patel, of Atlanta, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force.
“If you put it in perspective, you’re just as likely to be struck by lightning as you are to have an allergic reaction to a COVID vaccine,” he said.