Orlando Magic’s Isaac on Not Getting Vaccinated: ‘This Is Much Bigger than Basketball’

HOST I don t ░░░░░░░░ to speak for you ░░░░░░░░ s in good shape ░░░░░░░░ an NBA player why ░░░░░░░░ you choose to not ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated ISAAC So my ░░░░░░░░ to not get vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ broken up into like ░░░░░░░░ parts or is It ░░░░░░░░ with just me personally ░░░░░░░░ know I ve had ░░░░░░░░ and you know I ░░░░░░░░ that I ve done ░░░░░░░░ good amount of research ░░░░░░░░ the research is only ░░░░░░░░ stronger that s suggesting ░░░░░░░░ immunity from natural infection ░░░░░░░░ just as good if ░░░░░░░░ better than immunity from ░░░░░░░░ vaccine There s the ░░░░░░░░ about me being healthy ░░░░░░░░ m young I think ░░░░░░░░ science suggests that there ░░░░░░░░ a 99 97 chance ░░░░░░░░ you know me you ░░░░░░░░ bad effects or dying ░░░░░░░░ Covid and I m ░░░░░░░░ great shape And then ░░░░░░░░ last piece about me ░░░░░░░░ is the fact that ░░░░░░░░ vaccine doesn t infection ░░░░░░░░ transmission So for those ░░░░░░░░ I m like Look ░░░░░░░░ m not afraid of ░░░░░░░░ I m not afraid ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine even though ░░░░░░░░ it because I feel ░░░░░░░░ safe about it it ░░░░░░░░ open me up to ░░░░░░░░ rare chance of having ░░░░░░░░ adverse reaction to the ░░░░░░░░ itself You know there ░░░░░░░░ been studies of myocarditis ░░░░░░░░ men under 30 and ░░░░░░░░ s caused even other ░░░░░░░░ to stop giving the ░░░░░░░░ vaccine the J J ░░░░░░░░ And so that those ░░░░░░░░ the reasons for myself ░░░░░░░░ then as you just ░░░░░░░░ to just examine the ░░░░░░░░ of all of the ░░░░░░░░ the Covid hysteria and ░░░░░░░░ m looking like You ░░░░░░░░ this thing it s ░░░░░░░░ crazy it s getting ░░░░░░░░ of hand You know ░░░░░░░░ feel like people have ░░░░░░░░ you know so weaponized ░░░░░░░░ to a degree misguided ░░░░░░░░ the media to just ░░░░░░░░ upset with everybody and ░░░░░░░░ anybody over the head ░░░░░░░░ any type of hesitancy ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine You know ░░░░░░░░ are people with medical ░░░░░░░░ there are people with ░░░░░░░░ hesitancy about taking a ░░░░░░░░ and people are just ░░░░░░░░ know it s either ░░░░░░░░ or white There s ░░░░░░░░ nuance You know some ░░░░░░░░ s doctors have even ░░░░░░░░ them it s not ░░░░░░░░ for them to take ░░░░░░░░ vaccine right now and ░░░░░░░░ mandate has just come ░░░░░░░░ of nowhere And so ░░░░░░░░ out in the landscape ░░░░░░░░ looking at people people ░░░░░░░░ losing their jobs I ░░░░░░░░ like Man like this ░░░░░░░░ much bigger than just ░░░░░░░░ vaccine it s much ░░░░░░░░ than basketball We re ░░░░░░░░ about the freedoms and ░░░░░░░░ that we re afforded ░░░░░░░░ this country being challenged ░░░░░░░░ a way that we ░░░░░░░░ t seen And so ░░░░░░░░ know for those reasons ░░░░░░░░ m like You know ░░░░░░░░ I m willing to ░░░░░░░░ a stand on this ░░░░░░░░ say I m not ░░░░░░░░ to get vaccinated at ░░░░░░░░ time and feel that ░░░░░░░░ ve done enough to ░░░░░░░░ into it to be ░░░░░░░░ voice to share my ░░░░░░░░ and you know continue ░░░░░░░░ be a voice for ░░░░░░░░ voiceless.’”