THE importance of being vaccinated has yet to enter the heads of a number of footballers.
And it is causing anger and frustration at clubs.
More than three quarters of the UK population have been double jabbed.
Yet after speaking to owners, chief executives, managers and players across all four divisions, SunSport found that between five and seven players within each squad are REFUSING to have the vaccine.
Clubs cannot force their players to have it.
But plenty of managers and owners wish they could.
Some players are uncertain about the vaccine because of what they have read on social media.
Others feel under pressure from their families to avoid it.
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And some cannot be bothered because they are fit.
You would think Newcastle keeper Karl Darlow being hospitalised for a week would serve as a warning.
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League Two club Harrogate were hit so hard by a coronavirus outbreak that their Carabao Cup game was cancelled and Rochdale were given a bye into the next round.
Romelu Lukaku was forced to quarantine for five days before being able to link up with his new Chelsea team-mates yesterday.
Adults can only avoid quarantine when coming to the UK from most European countries providing they have been double jabbed.
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