Tammy Abraham has become the first England player to confirm he is fully-vaccinated.
There are growing concerns from within English football over the slow vaccine uptake rate among top-flight players, an issue Sportsmail has highlighted extensively in recent weeks.
A number of players declined to divulge whether they had been double-jabbed on Wednesday and were guarded about the issue, insisting it was a personal and private matter.
But Abraham has confirmed he has taken both jabs, saying: 'It is a personal choice. People are entitled to do what they want to do with their bodies. For me it was a different situation. I am vaccinated. That is a personal choice.
'I have contracted the virus before, I am in Italy and for me it is the right thing to do.'
Tammy Abraham has become the first England footballer to reveal he is fully-vaccinated
Gareth Southgate is concerned about the reluctance among England players to take the jab
Manager Gareth Southgate will continue to promote the benefits of vaccination while staying out of individual cases.
'Our medical team would know but they wouldn't tell me who is and who isn't (vaccinated),' Southgate said last week.
'I don't think it is going to affect us that much because whenever the players are with us, we are always going to be in a bubble and on a sporting exemption.
'The bigger issue is going to be players going back to clubs or clubs travelling in certain countries.'
Earlier on Wednesday Republic of Ireland international Callum Robinson admitted he has chosen not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being twice laid low by the virus.
While Abraham is the first to declare himself fully-vaccinated in England's squad, Robinson is the first high-profile footballer to admit he has not got the jab.
The 26-year-old West Brom striker, who had already missed games for his country as a close contact, first tested positive in November last year and then again in August, meaning he had to sit out last month's World Cup qualifiers.
But just days after Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expressed his exasperation with Premier League players who have not been double-jabbed, Robinson - who is on £27,000 a week with his club - has spoken of his decision not to do so.
Asked if he had been vaccinated, he replied: 'I haven't been vaccinated, no. That's my choice at this moment in time.
'It's obviously annoying that I've caught it twice but I haven't been vaccinated. Further down the line I could change my mind and want to do it,
