Tennis legend Pat Cash questions healthy athletes taking coronavirus vaccine and says ‘we just don’t know’

TENNIS legend Pat Cash has questioned why healthy athletes are taking a coronavirus vaccine.

The Australian, 56, won five Grand Slams during his time on the circuit, including an iconic Wimbledon crown in 1987.

But now Cash is the latest person from the world of tennis to cast doubt over vaccines to combat Covid 19.

World No1 Novak Djokovic has been open with his disdain of social distancing rules and quarantine regulations.

While world No3 Stefano Tsitsipas revealed ahead of the US Open that he will not get jabbed unless it becomes mandatory to play.

And Cash believes healthy athletes should hold off receiving a vaccine as it ‘we just don’t know’ what long-term effects they may have.

Cash told TCW TV: “I just don’t want young, healthy athletes taking something that could long-term damage them for no reason.

“We just don’t know. Can’t we just wait a year or two years until all the info is out there? And make a decision then.

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“That was my stance. Let’s just wait and see what happens.

“More and more (tennis players) are getting vaccinated because they cannot do their job unless they are.

“They cannot plan in tournaments, they cannot travel.

“I think it’s about 50 per cent, it’s not 100 per cent, and it’s slowly creeping up there.

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“I know the Grand Slam winners and runners up, I know one of them has been vaccinated, but the rest haven’t.

“They see there’s really no need for them to do it. We all are [being held hostage], talking about vaccine passports, can’t go to restaurants.

“Can’t do this, can’t do that. Aren’t we all being sort of pressured into this? Can we make our own mind up please?”