State Farm isn't wholly distancing itself from Green Bay Packers backmost Aaron Rodgers contempt differing views connected the COVID-19 vaccine.
After Rodgers tested affirmative for COVID-19, the quarterback revealed that helium is not vaccinated and is taking ivermectin, which has not been proven to dainty the virus.
State Farm, which has featured Rodgers successful galore commercials, took a nuanced attack successful effect to the quarterback's statements.
"We don't enactment immoderate of the statements that helium has made, but we respect his close to person his ain idiosyncratic constituent of view," State Farm said successful a statement. "We admit our customers, employees, agents and marque ambassadors travel from each walks of life, with differing viewpoints connected galore issues. Our ngo astatine State Farm is to enactment safer, stronger communities. To that end, we promote vaccinations, but respect everyone's close to marque a prime based connected their idiosyncratic circumstances."
Rodgers has been an "ambassador" for State Farm for the past decade, the security institution said.
His commercials are a predominant portion of Sundays. However, according to CNN and NBC News, State Farm aired less commercials that featured Rodgers this week.
The quality outlets study that Rodgers was featured successful 1.5% of State Farm ads connected Sunday. On erstwhile Sundays, helium had been featured successful much than 20% of State Farm commercials.