US Olympic Swimmer Michael Andrew Says He Won’t Get Vaccinated

With several weeks to go before the start of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Andrew said he won’t be taking the COVID-19 vaccine.

The 22-year-old will compete in 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter individual medley, and 50-meter freestyle. He previously won the 100-meter individual medley during the world championships and last month placed first in the 100-meter U.S. Olympic Test Trials.

Andrew told Reuters and other reporters last week he won’t get the vaccine because he doesn’t want to experience any possible vaccine-related reactions.

“My reason behind it is—for one, it was in the last moment I didn’t want to put anything in my body that I didn’t know how I would potentially react to,” Andrew said. “As an athlete on the elite level, everything we do is very calculated. For me in the training cycles and especially at trials, I didn’t want to risk any days out, because there are periods where if you take a vaccine, you have to deal with some days off.”

(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)