Packers, Aaron Rodgers, and COVID-19: 5 things to know

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Packers, Aaron Rodgers, and COVID-19: Rodgers’ answer about being “immunized”

After the news broke, Twitter detectives went back to watch the press conference answer Rodgers gave in August when asked whether he had been vaccinated against the disease. The direct quote is, “Yeah, I am immunized.”

At the time, everyone took “immunized” to be synonymous with “vaccinated” but that did not turn out to be the case. Shortly after the public found out about the positive test, it was reported he was unvaccinated. It was then discovered he petitioned the NFL to allow him to have vaccinated status after undergoing a treatment from his private doctor. It’s safe to say the NFL denied that request.

Rodgers will have to answer about why he lied to the media regarding his vaccination status. He’s always extremely careful with his words and picked “immunized” for a reason. He didn’t think he could fool everyone forever, did he? Apparently.

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