Posted on 08/17/2021 10:51:49 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The Atlanta Falcons have become the first and only NFL team to have a 100% COVID-19 vaccination rate among players, the team announced Monday, weeks before the start of the regular season.
The team had reached a 92% vaccination rate on July 23 and now, every player on the team is inoculated against the virus.
"Each player will now enjoy the benefits of being able to work out and eat together," the team's website said. "They won't have to test daily, won't have to wear masks around the facility and won't have to quarantine following a close contact with someone who tests positive."
The Falcons' milestone comes nearly a month after the NFL warned teams in a memo that COVID outbreaks among unvaccinated players could cause games to be canceled. Commissioner Roger Goodell said games would no longer be rescheduled and teams responsible for the cancelation would receive a loss on their record and players on both teams would not be paid. The league said it expects all players to get their shots by the time the season kicks off on September 9.
Since then, all 32 NFL teams have a vaccination rate above 75%, including 15 teams that have a rate over 95%, according to ESPN.
While the rest of the NFL works toward a 100% vaccination rate, the WNBA reached a milestone of 99% vaccination rate among its players – the most of any major U.S. sports league. Major League Baseball announced that 23 of their teams had reached the 85 percent vaccinated threshold in June, but teams have struggled with outbreaks.
I really, really could not care less.
COVID will have no problem breaking through that line!
Outstanding. When was the last time the Falcons were first at anything?
The NFL is dead.
The new woke NFL. You can have them.
I can confidently say, the Atlanta Falcons will be the last NFL team I will watch. (Pretty easy to say since I refuse to watch any NFL team.)
Does it matter if you can still get it and pass it on? lol
Why not? The "vaccine" does not prevent the contracting or spreading of Covid Cooties.
How cute. As if there were another reason needed to NOT watch this crap. Will they have “100%ERS” patches on their nike uniforms.
Can’t wait for the outbreak news.
Screw the NFL.
They should have watched this video before deciding to be part of a Global Genocide Event....
https://rumble.com/embed/viio2j/?pub=4
Obviously they’ve mistaken me for someone who really gives a shit.
It’s going to be a PR nightmare if one of the athletes starts having unexpected blood clotting problems, organ failure, or any number of vax-related issues.
They would have made excellent Germans.
Mengele would be so proud!
The NFL is a cog in the Corporate Tyranny that now rules over us.
The kind of political correctness that exists in the NFL is a big reason there’s no honest discussion and common sense policy regarding COVID.
I used to watch football with my father when I was young but nowadays the NFL logo is good for nothing other than toilet paper IMHO.
Heck if I see anything with the NFL logo on it I might just use it as if it was toilet paper.
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