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England and Everton footballer Fabian Delph has shared an anti-vaccine message on his Instagram account that claims the human immune system can fight Covid-19 unaided.
It comes as several Premier League and EFL clubs consider inserting vaccination clauses into player contracts as a term of employment.
Midfielder Delph, 31, who has 20 England caps, shared the message from United States-based holistic medicine website The Healing Chamber on his Instagram stories on Wednesday.
It read: 'It's now a 'conspiracy theory' to believe that the immune system is capable of doing the job it was designed to do.'
England and Everton footballer Fabian Delph shared an anti-vaccine message on Instagram
Delph shared the post by US-based holistic medicine company The Healing Chamber
Delph has not travelled with the Everton squad currently in Orlando competing in the Florida Cup after coming into a contact with someone who has since tested positive for Covid.
Everton said in a statement a few days ago: 'Fabian Delph will not travel with the squad to the Florida Cup in Orlando as a precautionary measure after coming into contact with someone who has since tested positive for Covid-19.
'Delph, who began his preparations for the coming season on 5 July and has played in both of the club's practice matches - including a 1-0 victory against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday - will resume his pre-season training as soon as his period of self-isolation is over.'
Everton beat the Colombian side Millonarios 10-9 on penalties earlier this week and round off their Florida trip by playing Mexican club Pumas UNAM on Wednesday.
Delph's social media messages come after Sportsmail revealed several
