Masai Ujiri on encouraging vaccine-hesitant Raptors to take the shot

As the Toronto Raptors ramp up to return to their home arena this season, Masai Ujiri says he’s been working to help some players feel comfortable about getting COVID-19 vaccines.

“They are touchy subjects. For some it’s religious, for some it’s beliefs, for some, it’s just the nature of how these vaccines were made,” the president of the Toronto Raptors told The Current‘s Matt Galloway.

“We just have to lead them to the health and scientific experts … [and] answer a lot of questions. And hopefully then it gets them to a point where they feel comfortable with it for themselves and their families,” Ujiri said.

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