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UEFA encourage covid vaccination

24 Dec 2021 By Ian Townsend

The General Secretary of UEFA, Theodore Theodoridis, has written to every club in Europe

UEFA have stepped into the public health discussion this week by encouraging all club officials, players and staff members to ensure they get their covid vaccinations. In a letter distributed to all clubs, General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis explains:

'In this difficult period that the world is facing due to COVID-19 and the risk of complications following infection, it is essential to protect ourselves and protect others with the aim of permanently eliminating the virus.

It is medically and scientifically proven that COVID-19 vaccines are effective and reduce the risk of getting and spreading the virus. Given the prevalence of some misconceptions about the COVID19 vaccines, UEFA decided to produce a video with the support of leading medical and scientific experts in the field, inviting them to clarify and address some common concerns about the virus
and vaccination, such as why to get vaccinated, the health effects of vaccination and its potential impact on the heart, fertility and pregnancy, not to mention general physical performance.

We would appreciate your collaboration and support in sharing the link to this video with all your national teams, and all the clubs and players in your country. The video is available in English, with subtitles in English, French or German. You can access the full 12-minute versions, as well as shorter 3-minute clips, by clicking on the following link.

We hope that after watching this video, any of your players, club officials and staff members who have not yet got themselves vaccinated will be encouraged to do so.'

You can watch the detailed version of the video here, and the shorter version here.

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