Fully-vaccinated athletes ‘di pa rin ligtas sa COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — Hindi porke nakakumpleto na ng bakuna para sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ay ligtas na ang isang tao.
Isang halimbawa nito si Fil-American Kristina Knott na fully-vaccinated na ng Pfizer noong Mayo at Hunyo sa Amerika ngunit nagpositibo pa rin sa COVID-19 kamakalawa.
“This is a lesson to be learned, everyone has to be careful. Vaccine makers never promised you’d be spared from COVID-19,” ani Philippine Athletics and Track and Field Association (PATAFA) president Philip Ella Juico.
Nagpositibo ang 25-anyos na si Knott sa COVID-19 sa araw na binigyan siya ng World Athletics ng universality slot para makalahok sa 2021 Olympic Games sa Tokyo, Japan sa susunod na buwan.
Kasalukuyan nang naka-quarantine si Knott, inangkin ang gold medal sa women’s 200-meter run at sa 4x100m mixed relay ng 2019 Philippine SEA Games, sa isang hotel sa Sweden kung saan lalahok sana siya sa Karlstad Grand Prix.
“It is a wake-up call for people to realize that this thing is very, very real. We take extreme caution. We take major precautions,” ani American coach Rohsaan Griffin sa nangyari kay Knott na tatakbo sa Olympics women’s 200m dash.
Kumpiyansa si Griffin na makakabawi ng lakas si Knott, tangan ang Philippine national record sa women’s 100-meter run sa kanyang tiyempong 11.27 segundo, bago sumabak sa Tokyo Olympics sa Hulyo 23 hanggang Agosto 8.
“A blow like this can do a lot to your mental state,” ani Griffin. “But KK (Knott) is a quiet warrior. She is upbeat and knowing her she is probably listening in her room.”
Bukod kay Knott, ang iba pang Pinoy qualifiers ay sina Fil-Japanese judoka Kiyomi Watanabe, weightlifters Hidilyn Diaz at Elreen Ando, pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena, skateboarder Margielyn Didal, gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo, golfer Juvic Pagunsan, shooter Jayson Valdez, taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa, rower Cris Nievarez at boxers Eumir Felix Marcial, Irish Magno, Nesthy Petecio at Carlo Paalam.
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