The German Joshua Kimmich has abandoned his misgivings about the Covid-19 vaccine and announced your readiness to receive the first dose, while recovering from the aftermath left by the virus.
“For me it was difficult to face my fears and misgivings, that’s why I have been indecisive for so long,” said the midfielder in statements to German public television.
The Bayern Munich midfielder was reluctant to be immunized against Covid-19.
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The 26-year-old Bayern Munich player has been the subject of controversy for weeks, beyond football, for having expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the vaccine and possible contraindications.
The controversy grew when he was forced to isolate himself for having maintained close contact with a positive case of coronavirus, which was followed by confirmation of his contagion.
Last Thursday, after overcoming the infection and quarantine, Bayern announced that in any case it will continue to leave the remainder of the year due to the consequences left by the infection.
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The player suffers from “mild pulmonary infiltrations” that prevent him from returning to training, said sources from the Bavarian club.
Kimmich’s statements against the vaccine were criticized at the time by the German government. They coincided with a strong upturn in cases and successive calls from the political class to get vaccinated, both from the outgoing government of Angela Merkel and that of her successor, Olaf Scholz.
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The midfielder tested positive for Covid-19 on November 24 and as a consequence was out of the Bundesliga and Champions League matches that have been played since then, in addition to having also been out of three calls for the national team .
Bayern Munich, meanwhile, stopped paying him the floor in the days in which he has not been able to play due to the quarantine, according to the current German regulation for the unvaccinated.
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The German government intends to introduce compulsory vaccination towards February of next year, while the campaigns to motivate the population to be immunized continue.
