Star U.S. Swimmer Refuses Coronavirus Vaccine Ahead of Olympics

Team U.S.A. swimmer Michael Andrew informed the press that he refused to take any of the coronavirus vaccines ahead of the Tokyo Olympic games.

“I didn’t want to put anything in my body that I didn’t know how I would potentially react to,” the swimmer said. “As an athlete on the elite level, everything we do is very calculated. For me in the training cycle, especially leading up to trials, I didn’t want to risk any days out because we do know that there are periods where getting the vaccine, you have to deal with some days off.”

Still, Andrew went on to say that because of the virus protocols, he didn’t think a vaccine was even necessary.

“But as far as that goes, U.S.A. Swimming and all of us here have been through a very strict protocol with lots of testing, masks, socially distant, obviously staying away from the crowds, everything like that,” he added. “And going into Tokyo, the same thing, with testing every day. So we feel very safe and protected, knowing that we’re minimizing risk as much as possible.”

The IOC has not moved to require vaccinations for athletes, but some reports say that more than 80 percent Olympians headed to Tokyo have been vaccinated ahead of the games.

The 22-year-old swimmer enters the games as America’s best freestyle and breaststroke competitor and already has several Gold medals to his record. He earned one at the 2016 World Championships, then went on to take the Gold in the 100-meter breaststroke in the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships, and another gold in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships.

“There are certain variants that will hit you even if you have Covid. A good example of that was what happened in Peru and Brazil. The vaccines give you more antibodies to fight the disease. You keep leaving that part out.”

So what? Show any data to prove any variant is more dangerous and will defeat natural immunity.

You can’t.

“I have no idea why people (other than those allergic) don’t take the vaccines other than they have been sucked into crazy conspiracies or hoping that the virus wins out. It’s such a huge triumph of Donald Trump’s presidency but many on this board want to shun his accomplishment.”

They are perhaps better informed than you are and know how to weigh risk and existing treatments versus a “vaccine” that is actually not a vaccine at all.

Start at 99.98% survival rates for most and the fact almost one-third of Americans caught the virus and most don’t even know it.

If you are obese and elderly, a decision to take an experimental jab is perhaps a good decision.

But you are foolish to think you know what’s best for everyone.

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