Children's Health Doctor Says COVID-19 Risks Can Be Minimized In Youth Sports

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

July 25, 2021

It’s tough to socially distance in most sports.

So, even the younger players know that the love of the game must still compete with a very real concern about whether that next play could also lead to COVID-19. So, 17-year-old Marcus Heard’s solution was to trust the science.

“I’m fully vaccinated,” said Heard, while playing a tournament at the Duncanville Field House on Friday. He says his vaccine side effects were mild, and the protection was worth it. “I haven’t contracted COVID… that’s why I did take the vaccine.”

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