El tennis player francs Gal Monfilsnumber 25 in the world ranking, said this Wednesday that his explanations about his latest medical leave were “politically manipulated”, which he initially attributed to a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and assured that he does not regret having been immunized.
Monfils, 35, used social networks this Wednesday to contextualize what he had communicated the day before. Then, announced his withdrawal from the Davis Cup for the March 4-5 clash between France and Ecuador “for a small health problem (probably related to his third dose)”.
Then, the anti-vaccines used these statements to support their criticism of immunization, according to Monfils.
The causes of my discomfort are uncertain and not even the doctors can tell me exactly what it is due to. The objective was to be transparent with you and not to set myself up as someone who makes anti-vaccine propaganda.
“The causes of my discomfort are uncertain and not even the doctors know how to tell me exactly what it is due to. The objective (of Tuesday’s message) was to be transparent with you and not to set myself up as someone who makes anti-vaccine propaganda,” he said.
The player asked that there be “no appropriation” of what he said for “political purposes or simply to support” certain convictions.
“I do not regret having been vaccinated at all. Everyone does what they want. I feel better and better and I hope to be ready for Indian Wells. (as of March 7),” said the quarterfinalist of the last Australian Open.
