Jürgen Klopp shows no understanding for not being vaccinated against Corona and finds clear words.
Liverpool – Jürgen Klopp has spoken out clearly in favor of vaccination. He does not understand “why that should be a restriction of freedom”. After all, it’s not just about protecting yourself from corona disease, but also protecting others.
The legal provisions are not there to “protect me when I have two beers and want to drive, it’s to protect other people because I’m drunk, and we accept that as a law,” said the head coach of Liverpool FC Refusing to be vaccinated with drink-driving. If vaccination represents a restriction of freedom, Klopp continues, “then the ban on driving while drunk is also a restriction of freedom”.
Jürgen Klopp spoke in a media round before the eagerly anticipated top game against defending champion Manchester City on the subject, as a current debate about allegedly unvaccinated professional footballers has flared up. There is speculation in the media that a large number of professionals should refuse to be vaccinated.
Jürgen Klopp calls for more transparency in the vaccination status
At his Liverpool FC are “99 percent vaccinated,” Klopp continued. He didn’t have to convince anyone, emphasized the former coach of Borussia Dortmund and FSV Mainz 05. It was the “team’s decision” to get vaccinated.
In addition to his criticism of those who refused to vaccinate, Klopp also called for more transparency with regard to the vaccination status: “We are not allowed to ask people whether they have been vaccinated, but I can ask a taxi driver: Are you drunk? If he says: I don’t have to tell you, then I say: Okay, I’m not going with you. ”With his clear words, Klopp clearly opposes those who call vaccinations a purely private matter and who demand a special status for themselves. Incidentally, the top game between Liverpool and Manchester ended 2-2. (Mirko Schmid)
