Kimmich generates controversy in Germany for not having been vaccinated

The Bayern Munich player has not ruled out applying the vaccine in the future, but his position raises concern

The German international Joshua Kimmich, of the Bayern Munich, has generated a controversy in his country for not having yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus and have publicly explained that he has not done so because he has some reservations, because, according to him, there are not enough studies on long-term effects.

Kimmich has not ruled out getting vaccinated soon, but his statements have generated worry in and out of football well can serve as ammunition for anti-vaccine movements.

Justly Kimmich has been seen as a role model in many respects and has done, along with his partner in the Bayern Munich and in the Leon Goretzka selection, a contribution to the fight against the coronavirus with the creation of a foundation that has raised several million euros to help those most affected.

He had recently received all kinds of praise for dispensing with agents and intermediaries and personally negotiating his renewal with the Bayern Munich, which caused him to be seen as an example of a professional who takes his destiny in his own hands.

“We all know and appreciate the responsibility of Kimmich and that is why his statements surprise us, “said German Government spokesman Steffen Seibert on Monday.

Seibert said that the decision to get vaccinated or not is something personal, also for a player of the Germany selection, but added that “there are answers to the doubts that he has and there are studies that hopefully have an influence on him.”

The chairwoman of the German Ethics Committee, Alena Buyx, said that Kimmich he had been misled by misinformation about the lack of studies on the long-term effects of the vaccine.

Buyx added that it would have been desirable for Kimmich You will take advantage of the possibilities you have to become better informed and show exemplary behavior on the subject of the vaccine.

“Now it’s about explaining to everyone that these long-term effects do not exist and preventing people from thinking that as Kimmich they have doubts, they also have to have doubts, “he explained.

Social Democratic Party Health expert Karl Lauterbach, a medical epidemiologist, offered to have a conversation on the subject with Kimmich.

The controversy arises just at a time when the coach of the Bayern Munich, Julian Nagelsmann, has to direct his team from a distance because he has been infected with coronavirus, despite being vaccinated, which forces him to stay in home isolation.