{"id":20126,"date":"2022-07-20T11:21:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/andrew-wiggins-says-he-wishes-he-didnt-get-covid-19-vaccine-i-didnt-like-that-it-wasnt-my-choice\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T11:21:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:21:41","slug":"andrew-wiggins-says-he-wishes-he-didnt-get-covid-19-vaccine-i-didnt-like-that-it-wasnt-my-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/andrew-wiggins-says-he-wishes-he-didnt-get-covid-19-vaccine-i-didnt-like-that-it-wasnt-my-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Wiggins says he wishes he didn’t get COVID-19 vaccine: ‘I didn’t like that it wasn’t my choice’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At the start of the 2021-22 season Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins held out until the last possible moment to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The All-Star wing initially refused to get the vaccine and had reportedly requested a religious exemption from getting it, which he later refuted<\/span>. Wiggins’ refusal against getting the vaccine would’ve caused a problem for the Warriors, as the San Francisco Department of Public Health had an order requiring COVID-19 vaccination for all participants age 12 and older at large indoor events. <\/p>\n

If Wiggins held out in getting the vaccine, he would’ve been unable to play in home games for the Warriors. However, it never came to that as the former No. 1 overall pick eventually decided to receive the vaccine<\/span>, and he went on to help Golden State win a championship. But now, just over a month removed from hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy, Wiggins says he regrets the decision.<\/p>\n

“I still wish I didn’t get it, to be honest with you, but you gotta do what you gotta do,” Wiggins said in an interview with FanSided. “I did it, and I was an All-Star this year and a champion, so that was the good part. Just not missing out on the year, the best year of my career. But for my body, I just don’t like putting all that stuff in my body, so I didn’t like that and I didn’t like that it wasn’t my choice. I didn’t like that it was either get this or don’t play.”<\/p>\n

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This is the same sentiment Wiggins had early in the season after receiving the vaccine, saying he was “kind of forced”<\/span> to get it. As Wiggins pointed out, though, getting vaccinated allowed him to be a crucial part of the Warriors ‘championship run, and his standout play earned him his first All-Star nod. Despite all of this, though, Wiggins still clearly isn’t too fond of getting the vaccine to begin with. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n