Former basketball player Peter Loridon infects himself with the Corona virus

Reason? The former basketball player was not vaccinated. But he had to go on a business trip soon, and he relied on the refund certificate to get a valid CST. Loridon could not be reached for comment, but announced on Twitter on Saturday: “Question. Boost your natural immunity by infecting yourself. Is that an option?”

A day later, he announced that he had done so: “Yes, I deliberately allowed myself to be infected.” He posted a video online showing him stuffing the saliva of an infected person into his nose.

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“Looking for an intentional infection is a bad idea,” experts have previously said. Diseases after infection with the omicron variant are generally less dangerous, but the risk of ending up in the hospital is not zero. And a 51-year-old Czech singer died of an infection, which he deliberately allowed to become infected. You can also still catch COVID in the lungs, and that can harm the elderly and vulnerable people. Besides, no one wants to put pressure on health care.

“Wonderful disrespect”Flemish Health Minister Wouter Beck (CD&V) described Loridon’s behavior as disrespectful. “Our excellent health will take care of you too if you end up in hospital,” the minister wrote. “This shows a tremendous amount of disrespect towards so many caregivers who have been doing their best under extremely difficult circumstances for two years now.”

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