Aaron Rodgers has come out in defense of himself after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, an issue that sees him enter a 10-day quarantine that will prevent him from appearing in the Green Bay Packers’ game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Considered unvaccinated by both the NFL and the NFL Players Association, Rodgers affirms that he has not lied when it comes to his vaccination status. During an interview, the player stated that he is allergic to one of the ingredients in two of the three approved vaccines—namely those produced by Pfizer and Moderna.
Having undergone a treatment to boost his immunity, Rodgers appealed to NFL to grant him vaccination status. The league declined his request.
When asked about his vaccination status in August, Rodgers insisted that he had indeed been vaccinated against COVID-19.
“First of all, I didn’t lie in the initial press conference,” Rodgers claimed. “And at the time, my plan was to say that I have been immunized. It wasn’t some sort of ruse or lie. It was the truth, and I’ll get into the whole immunization in a second.”
Rodgers has still not clarified what type of immunization treatment he has undergone.
