NFL superstar Aaron Rodgers has taken aim at the media’s “witch hunt” of both vaccinated and unvaccinated players and explained why he said he was “immunized” against the virus when he had not received any of the shots.
Rodgers made the comments during a Saturday appearance on Joe Rogan‘s podcast where he stated that he had not been vaccinated because he was in fact allergic to one of the ingredients in the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines: Polyethylene glycol (PEG).
The CDC advises that individuals who are allergic to PEG should not get an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback told Rogan that he had looked into getting vaccinated in order to keep himself, his family, and his teammates safe but then read the CDC’s advice and decided not to have the shots….