UFC veteran slams Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro’s stance on COVID-19 vaccine: "Both pushed it on you" – Sportskeeda

Ex-UFC fighter Jake Shields criticized Jordan B. Peterson and Ben Shapiro for voicing their opinions on the COVID-19 vaccine. While a raging debate has been going on about potential side-effects stemming from the vaccines, the medical community has been split over it and research is still underway to prove the validity of claims made by all parties.

Recently, Shields re-posted a screenshot of a post shared by Ben Shapiro in 2020 and Peterson's subsequent reply to it on X (then-Twitter).

Shapiro posted:

Peterson replied:

Shields commented on the interaction and wrote:

Check out the post below:

In recent years, Shields has voiced his critical opinions of conservative ideologies as well as controversial topics like the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. His opinions are often met with mixed reactions from fans.

Although Jake Shields was critical of Jordan B. Peterson for promoting COVID-19 vaccines, the renowned psychologist also expressed his concerns about the apparent lack of sufficient testing before the vaccines were made available to the general public.

In an interview with Destiny, Peterson argued that a lot of deaths after the COVID-19 vaccine can be attributed to the disruption of healthcare system and other factors like economy and lifestyle changes:

However, he drew attention to the possibility of the vaccine side effects causing an increase in the rate of mortality:

Check out Jordan B. Peterson's comments below (1:19:35):

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Edited by Krishna Venki

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UFC veteran slams Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro's stance on COVID-19 vaccine: "Both pushed it on you" - Sportskeeda