NFL teams Have been warned that they may be Coronavirus disease It broke out among unvaccinated players, and players on both teams won’t get paid that week.
“As we learned last year, if we are firmly committed to complying with our health and safety agreements and make the necessary adjustments in response to changing circumstances, we can play a full season,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday. Said in a memo sent to the club. This was obtained by the Associated Press.
Goodall said the league does not expect to add Week 19 to accommodate games that cannot be rescheduled in the 18th week of the regular season.
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However, confiscation is one of the consequences.
“If a game cannot be rescheduled and cancelled due to an outbreak of COVID among unvaccinated players of one of the participating teams, the team that broke out will be disqualified and will be deemed to have participated in 16 draft games. Give up priority, etc.,” Goodall said in the memo.
For the purpose of seed ranking in the playoffs, the team that abstained will be counted as a loss, while the other team will be counted as a victory.
The league stated that more than half of its teams have COVID-19 vaccination rates that exceed 80% of players, and more than 75% of players are being vaccinated.
Almost all clubs have vaccinated 100% of first and second level employees. The team developed appropriate protocols for unvaccinated employees, consistent with the guidance given in April last year.
Other key points in the memo include:
_ If the vaccinated person tests positive and is asymptomatic, he or she will be isolated and contact tracing will be conducted quickly. Those who are positive are allowed to return to work after at least 24 hours have passed between the two negative tests, and will be tested every two weeks thereafter or in accordance with the instructions of medical staff. The vaccinated person will not be isolated because of close contact with the infected person.
_ If people who have not been vaccinated test positive, the 2020 agreement will remain in effect. The person will be quarantined for 10 days and then, if there are no symptoms, will be allowed to return to work. If an unvaccinated person has close contact with an infected person, they will continue to undergo a five-day quarantine period.
_ Anyone who has previously been infected with COVID-19 will be considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving at least one dose of the approved vaccine.
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