After a second COVID-19 infection, Lamar Jackson does not commit to the vaccine

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  Jamison Hensley joined ESPN.com in 2011 after covering the Ravens for the Baltimore Sun for 11 years.

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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said he suffered from the same symptoms the first time, about eight months ago, and slept a lot from fatigue.

OWINGS MILLS — El quarterback de los Baltimore Ravens, Lamar Jackson, declined to commit to discuss whether he would get vaccinated after becoming infected with COVID-19 twice in the last eight months, pointing out that it is a “personal decision.”

“I just got off the list COVID“, He said Jackson after Monday’s practice, when asked if he would get vaccinated. “I have to go talk to my team about that and see what they think about it. Keep learning as much as I can. We will go from there.”

Does that mean you are thinking about getting vaccinated?

“We’ll see,” he replied. Jackson. “Talking to the doctors. We’ll see.”

Jackson returned to training camp on Saturday, after missing 10 days, the mandatory quarantine of the NFL for unvaccinated players who test positive. He admitted that he dealt with the same symptoms from the coronavirus this time, and that he slept a lot from fatigue.

Reporters made Jackson nine questions related to COVID during your nine-minute media session. Jackson he was loose and upbeat, even when asked for the third time about getting vaccinated.

“I feel like it’s a personal decision,” he said. Jackson. “I’m just going to keep my feelings with my family and myself. I’m focused on getting better now. I can’t get stuck with that … how others are feeling. Just trying to get back into the proper routine.”

When asked for his reaction to when he learned that he had tested positive for the second time, Jackson He spoke a few words in anger and flapped his arms in denial.

“What the f — … again?” Jackson, showing a smile. “It was crazy. It broke my heart. I wasn’t expecting that at all. Right before camp … not again, not now.”

Jackson, 24, said she had no concerns about the long-term effects of COVID-19.

“I’m taking it day by day now,” he said Jackson. “I’m just glad to be back with my boys.”

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