Soccer-Some players may have legitimate vaccine concerns: PFA chief

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(Reuters) - Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Chief Executive Maheta Molango said some players may have 'legitimate concerns' in deciding not to take a COVID-19 vaccine but the PFA is trying to help them make the 'right choice'.

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The English Football League said last week that 25% of its players from 72 clubs did not intend to get vaccinated even as outbreaks forced fixtures to be postponed across divisions. The English top flight said on Monday there were a record 90 new cases of COVID-19 among players and staff in the last week.

Molango told the BBC that the PFA supported vaccinations but added it was"only one piece of the puzzle."" the same people that a few months ago, when I was at home and most people were at home, were told go out and play with no vaccines, that there were 'no worries, you're going to be fine'.

 

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