Over two-thirds of Premier League players double vaccinated against coronavirus

The Premier League has confirmed 68 per cent of players have now been fully vaccinated against Covid, with 19 per cent yet to receive their first dose.

The uptake of the vaccine among professional footballers has been debated at length, with several England internationals opting not to discuss their status earlier this month.

The new figures from the Premier League confirm the sport now has a similar uptake to the 18-39-year-old average across the UK.

The Premier League has announced coronavirus vaccination numbers
The Premier League has announced coronavirus vaccination numbers (Richard Heathcote/PA)

“Vaccination rates are collected by the Premier League on a weekly basis and the league continues to work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff.

“No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the league and player vaccination rates will be communicated at appropriate intervals in the future.”

England boss Gareth Southgate recently discussed his players' uptake of the virus.
England boss Gareth Southgate recently discussed his players’ uptake of the vaccine (Rafal Oleksiewicz/PA)

“At their age they are more open to some of these conspiracy theories because they are reading social media more,” he said.

“They are perhaps more vulnerable to those sort of views. From what I can see there is a bit of confusion around. And there are several different threads there to why they are choosing to be jabbed or not to speak publicly about it.”

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