王薔。(資料照,法新社)
〔記者梁偉銘/綜合報導〕WTA職業巡迴賽進入歐洲紅土賽季,賽事主辦單位積極呼籲各國選手接種武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,COVID-19)疫苗,但前中國女單一姊王薔的現任澳洲教練凱許(Pat Cash)卻持負面看法,甚至抱怨WTA等組織未告知疫苗成分,可能會對球員造成副作用,爭議性言論引發各界熱議。
目前世界女單排名50的王薔,其教頭凱許現年55歲,曾贏得1987年溫布頓男單冠軍,這位網壇名宿在個人推特發文,猛烈抨擊疫苗根本無法幫助職業網球員避免感染病毒,「得知WTA大力推廣疫苗接種,我深感震驚,就我所知,大多數職業選手都不願意接受。」凱許與網友互動時還強調,WTA必須提供公開透明資訊,免得教練和選手冒險,「至少在我接觸過團隊中,99%的人不想接種疫苗,只不過,有些人為了出國旅行等原因,不得不接種。」
凱許更痛批,WTA推動疫苗接種,卻沒向球員及團隊解釋實際成分,「在我參加的會議中,沒有其他選項可選擇,球員們都不知道疫苗到底有哪些成分,至少我都知道所吃藥物的每種成分,這難道不是理所當然?你的醫生不應該告訴你嗎?難道他們急著去看下個病人?」
At a recent WTA conference call i was shocked to hear a heavy push for vaccinations. No alternate option to be heard, no information to players and their teams on what is actually in the vaccine, they skirted over side effects & did they provide any advice on how to treat Covid. https://t.co/1hpZU9pBTl
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) April 3, 2021
Minnie you’re incorrect the vaccines do not prevent you from getting Covid. WTA represent ALL members and must give unbiased info. 99% of teams i have spoken to don’t want but some have taken for travel etc. 99.98% of that age group recover from CV. WTA didn’t mention that either https://t.co/nUnmpLAqVt
— Pat Cash (@TheRealPatCash) April 3, 2021