Rodgers has COVID, lied about vaccination

[UOK]

[Xee]

Guess we'll see if Jordan Love will be a thorn in our side or if the Packers can look forward to being on the QB carousel.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

You can still test positive despite having been vaccinated or immunised.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

It’s Rodgers but I still wish him well and hope he recovers fully

[UOK]

You can still test positive despite having been vaccinated or immunised.

He wasn't vaccinated and traveled with the team and did all the other stuff you're free to do if you are vaccinated in the NFL. In doing so, because he's a selfish shitrag, he exposed every Packer teammate, staffer, and reporter.

[Moriarty]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... accinated/

[Xee]

I always like to play devils advocate but the fact that they ruled him out now is pretty damning. If he was vaccinated, as long as he got two negative tests within the time frame, he could still play. Ruling him out now makes it seem like the 10-day rule is in effect which means he's unvaccinated.

Still, even if it's true that he's unvaccinated, I highly doubt he will face any consequences. Hell, the league will probably extend him an apology and will have a ceremony where a group of referees will present him an award for being "courageous" or some shit like that.

[thunderspirit]

[HisRoyalSweetness]

And it wasn’t just his cagey use of the term “immunized,” followed by his vow to not judge a group to which he secretly belonged. A G.M. with another team tried to tell me weeks ago that Rodgers isn’t vaccinated. I looked up photos of Rodgers from the preseason, standing on the sideline in street clothes. (The photo attached to this article comes from one of those games.) He wasn’t wearing a mask. I told my source that this means that Rodgers was vaccinated. In actuality, it means that he was deliberately and flagrantly violating COVID policies to create the impression that he’s vaccinated.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... accinated/

Rapoport also reported that Rodgers has been following the NFL's protocol for unvaccinated players while inside the team facility this season.

https://www.nfl.com/news/packers-qb-aar ... week-9-ver

Hm, some contradictory behaviour here. He apparently followed the required protocols for an unvaccinated player behind closed doors but not in public.

The NFL should take firm action, but he's a star QB and a Packer, both of which seem to place a player in a protected class, so I doubt they'll do much.

[IE]

Apparently one alternative is to lie.

[HurricaneBear]

I didn't think I could hate him any more than I already did. Guess I was wrong.

The league absolutely needs to come down on him for this. And i'll stop there before I get myself worked up.

[wab]

This is crazy. What exactly does "immunized" mean?

[thunderspirit]

This is crazy. What exactly does "immunized" mean?

From what I've read so far, this was indicating he'd contracted it before and so had antibodies. But frankly, who knows, with him pursuing an "alternative treatment" rather than the vaccine.

[wab]

This is crazy. What exactly does "immunized" mean?

From what I've read so far, this was indicating he'd contracted it before and so had antibodies. But frankly, who knows, with him pursuing an "alternative treatment" rather than the vaccine.

But by literal definition you can only be immunized by way of a vaccine, so he invariably infers that he's had a "shot" of some sort.

It's not like he said he's been "inoculated" in some old-timey context.

His inference that he's had the poke when he hasn't should get him in some hot water if he hasn't been following protocols set forth by the NFL.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

This is crazy. What exactly does "immunized" mean?

To be made immune to an infection by active or passive means.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

But by literal definition you can only be immunized by way of a vaccine, so he invariably infers that he's had a "shot" of some sort.

I’m not sure that’s the literal definition

[Hero]

Jake from State Farm? Step up and drop this clown or I am switching to Flo!

[wab]

This is crazy. What exactly does "immunized" mean?

To be made immune to an infection by active or passive means.

I mean I know that. I was asking in what context did he think he was using the word.

[wab]

But by literal definition you can only be immunized by way of a vaccine, so he invariably infers that he's had a "shot" of some sort.

I’m not sure that’s the literal definition

You'll have to take that up with the CDC and WHO since this is their definition:
"Immunization is a process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination"

[Hero]

To be made immune to an infection by active or passive means.

I mean I know that. I was asking in what context did he think he was using the word.

He was asked by a reporter if he was vaccinated and instead of saying yes he gave the alternative by saying he was immunized.

[wab]

I mean I know that. I was asking in what context did he think he was using the word.

He was asked by a reporter if he was vaccinated and instead of saying yes he gave the alternative by saying he was immunized.

....thereby implying he was vaccinated

[o-pus #40 in B major]

I hope his girlfriend knocks him in the head for giving it to her - repeatedly, with a 5 iron, a la Whitey Bulger.

[Xee]

He was asked by a reporter if he was vaccinated and instead of saying yes he gave the alternative by saying he was immunized.

....thereby implying he was vaccinated

Part of me believes he chose that word because he was not vaccinated but was smug at his superior understanding of viruses (he later added he did a lot of research). Another part of me believes there is a sliver of a chance he was vaccinated but chose that word because he just wanted to be a dick and not admit to it.

[Otis Day]

Knowing him, saying he was "immunized" he was referring to when he was young. The polio vaccination. chicken pox vaccination. Any other vaccination.

[docc]

"I'll take the. Needle for $25000." Erin

[dplank]

He was asked by a reporter if he was vaccinated and instead of saying yes he gave the alternative by saying he was immunized.

....thereby implying he was vaccinated

Yes. He lied, plain and simple. I don't care if he used clever wording, that just means he lied cleverly.

[WP.1]

"Rodgers, 37, petitioned the NFL to have an alternate treatment that he underwent before he returned to the Packers that would allow him to be considered the same as someone who received one of the approved vaccinations, sources told ESPN. After a lengthy back and forth, the league ruled that Rodgers would not get the same consideration and would be considered unvaccinated."

[IE]

I want a #12 Packer jersey with the name "Ivermectin" on it.

[Ditka’s dictaphone]

I’m not sure that’s the literal definition

You'll have to take that up with the CDC and WHO since this is their definition:
"Immunization is a process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination"

This is the WHO definition:

“ Immunization is the process wherein a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.”

“typically” therefore not “exclusively”.

He was being careful with his vocab, he was deliberately misleading.

If he meant “vaccinated” his answer would be “yes”. But it wasn’t, he said “I’ve been immunised” which is not exclusively by vaccine.

I’m not defending him, but he hasn’t necessarily lied.

[Xee]

You'll have to take that up with the CDC and WHO since this is their definition:
"Immunization is a process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination"

This is the WHO definition:

“ Immunization is the process wherein a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.”

“typically” therefore not “exclusively”.

He was being careful with his vocab, he was deliberately misleading.

If he meant “vaccinated” his answer would be “yes”. But it wasn’t, he said “I’ve been immunised” which is not exclusively by vaccine.

I’m not defending him, but he hasn’t necessarily lied.

In that exchange he dodged the question and instead gave an answer to a different question, so sure, you can say he didn't lie.

What matters though is what he told the team. I'm sure they're going to cover for him regardless and I'd be surprised if they say any more than this matter, and are just hoping this whole thing blows over soon.