Bryson DeChambeau On Covid-19 Vaccine: "I Don’t Need It"

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The World No.7 doesn't plan on getting the Covid-19 vaccine any time soon, despite a recent positive test

Bryson DeChambeau returns to competitive action this week at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational after missing out on the Olympics due to a positive Covid-19 test.

The Golfing Scientist experienced congestion, fatigue and coughing spurts after testing positive and revealed that he hasn't had the vaccine yet and doesn't plan to any time soon.

“The thing is, the vaccine doesn’t necessarily prevent it from happening," the 2020 US Open champion told Golf Channel.

"That’s where for me, I’m young enough, I’d rather give it to people that need it.

"I don’t need it. I’m healthy. I’m a young individual that will continue to be healthy and continue to work on my health.

"But I don’t think that taking a vaccine away from someone that could need it is a good thing.”

“I didn’t feel anything because I wasn’t playing in it. It didn’t matter. It was sad when I tested positive," he said.

"And then after that, my brain just shifted into a place where, okay, I wasn’t in the Olympics. It is what it is.”

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