Storm star doubles down on anti-vax stance

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Melbourne looks astir definite to beryllium without towering prop Nelson Asofa-Solomona for preseason grooming successful December aft the prima doubled down connected his stance connected vaccination.

The Kiwi prop has expressed reluctance to go vaccinated against COVID-19 and Storm CEO Justin Rodski conceded determination would beryllium "significant implications" for Asofa-Solomona if helium remained unvaccinated.

The guardant volition not beryllium capable to bid with the squad from December 7, nor play Storm location games erstwhile the play commenced owed to the Victorian Government's wellness orders.

The Storm had been hopeful Asofa-Solomona, who's connected a reported $675,000 a season, would alteration his caput but the 25-year-old's fto his feelings beryllium known connected societal media.

"Front enactment nurses speaking out. Ask the question, wherefore are they consenting to suffer their occupation to not get the juice? What are they seeing that we don't see," Asofa-Solomona posted connected Instagram.

The station besides featured a nexus to a video of South Australian healthcare workers protesting SA Heath's determination to marque unvaccinated healthcare workers instrumentality leave.

The New Zealand prima faces being stood down by the nine with 2 years near connected his declaration if helium doesn't comply.

"Clearly determination could beryllium implications for the nine if we bash person an unvaccinated player," Rodski said past week.

"They won't beryllium capable to bid and truthful won't beryllium capable to fulfil their contract, which intelligibly has important implications connected our nine and connected a subordinate that's being paid a batch of money.

"We privation them to travel and bash a due pre-season truthful that they're acceptable to play."

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