[Football] Gareth Southgate says footballers should be offered vaccine soon

[maffew]

If the players can't catch it how can they then pass it on?

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My understanding which could be wrong, is that the vaccine doesn't stop people from catching and spreading the virus though some research shows that it makes it less transmissable

 

[vagabond]

so Southgate should use his position and media platform to question why the games are going ahead. instead he is meakly accepting FIFA authority and looking for someone else to deal with the implications.

Agree, but that’s on all international managers not just Southgate.

 

[maffew]

Please re-read my post. That’s exactly what I said.

As FIFA decreed they have to go ahead Southgate has to do his job, hence he’s rightly suggesting they should be vaccinated.

I dont need to reread your post. Just because FIFA say the games "have to go ahead", it shouldn't matter in a pandemic what they say

 

[brighton_tom]

Wait their turn, as much as we enjoy it football is not a necessity.

 

[vagabond]

I dont need to reread your post. Just because FIFA say the games "have to go ahead", it shouldn't matter in a pandemic what they say

Well.. if you did read, you’d see that I agree with you [emoji6]

Having international friendlies with players flying in and out of countries in a global pandemic is tremulously misguided and dangerous.

 

[maffew]

Well.. if you did read, you’d see that I agree with you [emoji6]

Having international friendlies with players flying in and out of countries in a global pandemic is tremulously misguided and dangerous.

Apologies I have reread it now and see that you clearly think the same regarding international games

 

[bluenitsuj]

Yes but Southgate is a ****

 

[Pavilionaire]

Presumably Southgate's vaccine of choice is the Oxford Aston Zeneca?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

My understanding which could be wrong, is that the vaccine doesn't stop people from catching and spreading the virus though some research shows that it makes it less transmissable

That may or may not be right but I was directly quoting your post which stated that the vaccine would stop the players catching it.

 

[maffew]

That may or may not be right but I was directly quoting your post which stated that the vaccine would stop the players catching it.

you were indeed. Badly/wrongly worded on my part.

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

I wonder if Southgate feels uncomfortable about leading his players into a situation where they maybe at increased risk of catching covid.
He is the man who has called them up so may even feel added responsibility.
In that respect then that's fair enough,it's the right thing to do whatevers possible for the health of his players.
But if the players are worried or Southgate is worried then the tournament should not be going ahead.
They certainly should not get the vaccine ahead of key workers who have kept the country going through all this.

 

[e77]

Manager advocates for the safety of people working under him. Has he no shame?

Had they made a split between people who can do their job from home and those that can't then footballers should have been given priority over people who can work from home for getting the vaccine. Although as they haven't they are in with the rest of us.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Probably didn’t want to be seen jumping the queue but now wants to be seen publicly supporting the AstraZeneca vaccine after the blood clot allegation.

(And, as mentioned above, he’s immune anyway)

He had Covid almost a year ago, so unlikely to still be immune.

As to Southgate, well it is the TV companies who are asking them to play. We are not, though for some it has improved mental health for sure. Let's not pretend it was the clamour from fans that got football playing again though... it was a money decision. So no, they should not be getting early vaccines.

As others have said, international football at the moment is silly. As is European football

 

[StonehamPark]

My nephew is 22 and has coeliac disease and so was given a jab. But he’s already had Covid which was two or three days of annoying grogginess and no more and he was presumably immune now anyway. Should he have had his dose before they’d finishing inoculating the over 50s?

Really?
I have Celiac's too, and I've no idea why we'd be given priority over others?
I've not been vaccinated, and will wait until it's our turn (mid 30's) - I wasn't even aware I was even able to jump the queue.

 

[drew]

Of course they shouldn't. They've pretty much played a full season under the pandemic with little problems other than a few morons who broke the rules (and weren't punished as much as they should have been, in my view). They get paid millions whereas there are others in the adult population who haven't had a wage packet for over a year. Get them vaccinated so they can earn a living.

Also, let's be honest, there's only 10 games to go and then they're on a rest. All the adults should be vaccinated by the end of April anyway so effectively they've only got to wait 6 weeks at most.

Finally, I wonder whether clubs would want players vaccinated with the possibility of side effects, eg feeling a bit rough/flu like symptoms etc. Not good if you got a vital game coming up!!!

 

[RossyG]

Really?
I have Celiac's too, and I've no idea why we'd be given priority over others?
I've not been vaccinated, and will wait until it's our turn (mid 30's) - I wasn't even aware I was even able to jump the queue.

He’s at university. I don’t know if that makes a difference. The odd thing is, he’s a postgrad at Nottingham, yet it was his alma mater Bath University that rang and asked him to come in for it. And he drove all the way there and back.

UPDATE: Just found this on the Coeliac website. It might be an idea to contact your doctor and ask about this.



https://www.coeliac.org.uk/informat...oeliac-disease-and-coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/

 

[StonehamPark]

He’s at university. I don’t know if that makes a difference. The odd thing is, he’s a postgrad at Nottingham, yet it was his alma mater Bath University that rang and asked him to come in for it. And he drove all the way there and back.

UPDATE: Just found this on the Coeliac website. It might be an idea to contact your doctor and ask about this.

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https://www.coeliac.org.uk/informat...oeliac-disease-and-coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/

Interesting, thank you for the tip. I wasn't aware of the potential spleen dysfunction. Being in Canada, especially BC, protocol is a bit different here.
I will talk to the doc.

 

[Weststander]

So so out of touch......

Professional PL footballer during pandemic = top salary + fancy car + lavish life style.....
Typical NHS worker during pandemic = average wage + number 10 bus + average life style......

What a GS is.....

and then Grealish, Kyle Walker repeatedly ignored lockdown laws and didn't give a fck for society at large.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Oooh the outrage

 

[Thompson720]

Southgate needs a vaccine to prevent him from making terrible England selections.