COVID-19: Murray urges players to get vaccinatedReutersReceiving the COVID-19 vaccine is about looking out for the health of the “wider public,” Andy Murray said in an interview before the start of the US Open in New York today, adding that he hoped tennis players who were reluctant to get vaccinated would come around to seeing its many upsides. “The reason why all of us are getting vaccinated is to look out for the wider public,” Murray told reporters on Saturday. I’m hoping that more players choose to have it in the coming months.”The COVID-19 vaccine has divided opinion within tennis. Murray said that players might be persuaded when they see the freedom that vaccinated players have compared with unvaccinated competitors at tournaments such as January’s Australian Open. League-wide vaccination of players is subject to negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association.

Source: Taipei Times August 29, 2021 15:56 UTC