MADISON (WKOW) -- Calling it "an unfortunate circumstance" Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers said he hoped the discovery of Aaron Rodgers' unvaccinated status would spur more Wisconsinites to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rodgers will miss at least Sunday's game in Kansas City following a positive COVID-19 test. Under NFL protocol, unvaccinated players must isolate for at least 10 days after a positive test.
Rodgers said "Yeah, I've been immunized" in response to a reporter's question in August as to whether the Packers star quarterback was vaccinated.
Few things can unite Wisconsinites like the Packers. Evers said he hoped Rodgers' situation would sway more people away from alternative treatments,like homeopathy, which have not received the same scrutiny as vaccines approved or authorized for emergency use by the FDA.
"We want to make sure everybody is vaccinated in the state and I know there's some resistance," Evers said. "I know, obviously, Aaron Rodgers felt the need to not be vaccinated and tried a different route. That obviously didn't work."
Evers said he believed a silver lining of Rodgers having to miss at least Sunday's game is it provides an opportunity to second-year quarterback Jordan Love, who projects to be first in line to replace Rodgers long-term should the franchise icon part ways with the Packers this offseason.
"As a Green Bay Packers fan, it's an unfortunate circumstance," Evers said. "Of course, now we get to see how his heir apparent is going to be doing in primetime."
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