Rolfes on corona vaccination: It is important "that players go first"

In the debate about corona-vaccinated footballers and 2G regulations in stadiums, Bayer Leverkusen's sports director Simon Rolfes emphasized the role model function of professionals.

"With us everyone is vaccinated or recovered, 2G in the team and in the staff.

That's how we treat it with the fans, ”said the 39-year-old former German national player on Sunday at DAZN.

Cologne - "It is important for solidarity in society that players lead the way, that's why we talked a lot with the players and were able to convince them."

Rolfes was generally asked that there are generally unvaccinated players, but that the 2G regulation for spectators in stadiums sometimes applies - that fans either have to be vaccinated or have recovered.

The 2G principle is used at home games for Leverkusen in the BayArena.

Children and young people as well as pregnant women and fans with a medical certificate are excluded from this rule.

Unvaccinated professionals must undergo two weekly PCR tests or foreign antigen tests on all training, game and travel days.

Joshua Kimmich caused an emotional debate over the weekend.

After the 4-0 win in the Bundesliga against 1899 Hoffenheim on the Sky TV channel, the FC Bayern international admitted that he had not yet been vaccinated against the corona virus.

He had "a few personal concerns, especially when it comes to the lack of long-term studies," said Kimmich.

He does not say categorically that he "will not be vaccinated at all".

It is "also very possible that I will be vaccinated in the future," emphasized Kimmich.

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The immunologist Carsten Watzl then spoke of a “misunderstanding” that many people have with regard to the possible long-term consequences of vaccinations.

"Long-term effects of vaccinations are side effects that occur within a few weeks of vaccination, but are so rare that it sometimes takes years to link them to vaccination," said the Secretary General of the German Society for Immunology of the German Press Agency.

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