Covid Thread - NFL Impacts

[Ann]

Newest guidance

[Robs House]

Cole Beasley is the man.

 

https://billswire.usatoday.com/2021/05/13/cole-beasley-questions-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-isaiah-mckenzie-gabriel-davis/

[Figster]

1 hour ago, Robs House said:

Cole Beasley is the man.

 

https://billswire.usatoday.com/2021/05/13/cole-beasley-questions-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-isaiah-mckenzie-gabriel-davis/

 I think each person can now decide without being pressured If they want to cope with the virus naturally or with help by way of vaccines. The transition of opening the country back up requires acknowledgement and CDC guidance for both the vaccinated and those who are not.

 

Myself personally, a rapid spread and or vaccination is best case scenario now the most vulnerable are protected.

 

     

[Ann]

I hope he's healthy and gets picked up somewhere.

[Spartacus]

On 5/15/2021 at 12:28 PM, Ann said:

Newest guidance

more virtue signalling from the NFL to require masks for unvaccinated players

no health benefit to be gained

 

my guess is Beane made his statement to call out the stupidity of the covid policies - especially sicne >50% of Bills will not be vaccinated

 

https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/

1. To date, the only randomized controlled trial (RCT) on face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection in a community setting found no statistically significant benefit (see above). However, three major journals refused to publish this study, delaying its publication by several months.

Conclusion

Face masks in the general population might be effective, at least in some circumstances, but there is currently little to no evidence supporting this proposition. If the coronavirus is indeed transmitted via indoor aerosols, face masks are unlikely to be protective. Health authorities should therefore not assume or suggest that face masks will reduce the rate or risk of infection.

 

 

[Ann]

Browns player tests positive for COVID, others sent home as close contacts
 

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t completely over. That much became clear Tuesday when a Browns player tested positive before on-field work Tuesday, Lindsay Jones of TheAthletic.com reports.
 

The team sent home “several” other players who were determined to be close contacts. Those players were between their first and second doses of vaccines, according to Jones.
 

Players not fully vaccinated are required by NFL rules to quarantine after exposure.
 

The Browns had light field work with limited attendance and virtual meetings Tuesday as Phase 3 of the offseason program began.
 

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[Hedge]

 

[Hedge]

 

[Ann]

3 hours ago, Hedge said:

 

 

Carrot and stick.

[You Dirty Rat]

New COVID-19 protocols released for fully vaccinated NFL players, team personnel

By Matt Warren May 27, 2021, 8:44am EDT

44 Comments

 

Just like the rest of the country, the NFL is relaxing restrictions on people who are fully vaccinated. New protocols were announced on Wednesday in a joint statement from the NFL and NFLPA, the union representing NFL players. These are the things Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott have been discussing for weeks; a return to normalcy.

The biggest change for individuals is fully vaccinated players will no longer be tested daily. The language is a little up in the air (will it still be once a week or less frequent than that), but non-vaccinated players need to be tested every day.

As for the football training aspect, players who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks inside the club facility, they can eat in the cafeteria, use the sauna/steam rooms with other players, and be in the weight room without capacity restrictions. They won’t be required to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19-positive individuals, either, which is a significant advantage after watching what happened around the NFL last year.

 

Non-vaccinated players will still need to physically distance, wear masks, quarantine after exposure, abide by travel restrictions, eat in large open spaces, and observe all the restrictions that were added a year ago.

This is a major incentive for both the players and the teams to get the COVID-19 vaccine before training camp. With about two months left and a six-week window from first shot to full vaccination in the vast majority of vaccines distributed, time is of the essence. (Only 3.6 percent of the doses given in the United States have been of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires a two-week window from shot to full vaccinated.)

On Tuesday, McDermott said it was his goal to “educate” and not “convince” players to get vaccinated. Perhaps the changes implemented by the union and league will expedite that education process.

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/5/27/22456422/new-covid-19-protocols-released-for-fully-vaccinated-nfl-players-team-personnel

 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Norm

[Spartacus]

22 minutes ago, Norm said:

New COVID-19 protocols released for fully vaccinated NFL players, team personnel

By Matt Warren May 27, 2021, 8:44am EDT

44 Comments

 

Just like the rest of the country, the NFL is relaxing restrictions on people who are fully vaccinated. New protocols were announced on Wednesday in a joint statement from the NFL and NFLPA, the union representing NFL players. These are the things Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott have been discussing for weeks; a return to normalcy.

The biggest change for individuals is fully vaccinated players will no longer be tested daily. The language is a little up in the air (will it still be once a week or less frequent than that), but non-vaccinated players need to be tested every day.

As for the football training aspect, players who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks inside the club facility, they can eat in the cafeteria, use the sauna/steam rooms with other players, and be in the weight room without capacity restrictions. They won’t be required to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19-positive individuals, either, which is a significant advantage after watching what happened around the NFL last year.

 

Non-vaccinated players will still need to physically distance, wear masks, quarantine after exposure, abide by travel restrictions, eat in large open spaces, and observe all the restrictions that were added a year ago.

This is a major incentive for both the players and the teams to get the COVID-19 vaccine before training camp. With about two months left and a six-week window from first shot to full vaccination in the vast majority of vaccines distributed, time is of the essence. (Only 3.6 percent of the doses given in the United States have been of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires a two-week window from shot to full vaccinated.)

On Tuesday, McDermott said it was his goal to “educate” and not “convince” players to get vaccinated. Perhaps the changes implemented by the union and league will expedite that education process.

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/5/27/22456422/new-covid-19-protocols-released-for-fully-vaccinated-nfl-players-team-personnel

 

probably better to educate in the lockerroom, not in press conferences

he's full of crap

 

the team is trying to shame players to get a vaccine shot they don't need, other than to comply with bullhsit protocols.

 

3 years of building trust could be seriously compromised before they get to training camp

 

 

 

[You Dirty Rat]

From what I am reading the players union approved the plan so this should be the end of it.

 

I have no opinion one way or another.

[Spartacus]

1 hour ago, Norm said:

From what I am reading the players union approved the plan so this should be the end of it.

 

I have no opinion one way or another.

just like the players union approved that everyone skip OTAs

[Koko]

2 hours ago, Norm said:

New COVID-19 protocols released for fully vaccinated NFL players, team personnel

By Matt Warren May 27, 2021, 8:44am EDT

44 Comments

 

Just like the rest of the country, the NFL is relaxing restrictions on people who are fully vaccinated. New protocols were announced on Wednesday in a joint statement from the NFL and NFLPA, the union representing NFL players. These are the things Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott have been discussing for weeks; a return to normalcy.

The biggest change for individuals is fully vaccinated players will no longer be tested daily. The language is a little up in the air (will it still be once a week or less frequent than that), but non-vaccinated players need to be tested every day.

As for the football training aspect, players who are fully vaccinated will no longer need to wear masks inside the club facility, they can eat in the cafeteria, use the sauna/steam rooms with other players, and be in the weight room without capacity restrictions. They won’t be required to quarantine after exposure to COVID-19-positive individuals, either, which is a significant advantage after watching what happened around the NFL last year.

 

Non-vaccinated players will still need to physically distance, wear masks, quarantine after exposure, abide by travel restrictions, eat in large open spaces, and observe all the restrictions that were added a year ago.

This is a major incentive for both the players and the teams to get the COVID-19 vaccine before training camp. With about two months left and a six-week window from first shot to full vaccination in the vast majority of vaccines distributed, time is of the essence. (Only 3.6 percent of the doses given in the United States have been of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only requires a two-week window from shot to full vaccinated.)

On Tuesday, McDermott said it was his goal to “educate” and not “convince” players to get vaccinated. Perhaps the changes implemented by the union and league will expedite that education process.

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/5/27/22456422/new-covid-19-protocols-released-for-fully-vaccinated-nfl-players-team-personnel

 

 

What do they do if a player self-identifies as vaccinated, but refuses to release the proof to the team?

[Kyle Reese]

32 minutes ago, Koko said:

 

What do they do if a player self-identifies as vaccinated, but refuses to release the proof to the team?

Wait... what??

 

You mean to tell me that if I self identify as something other than (blank), I need to have proof? You understand that this goes against all social norms.

[Spartacus]

good news for the non-vaccinated Bills (could be 50% of the team)

another effective treatment for Covid that does not involve experimental gene therapy

 

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/ivermectin-new-penicillin

 

Cases in Delhi, where Ivermectin was begun on April 20, dropped from 28,395 to just 2,260 on May 22. This represents an astounding 92% drop. Likewise, cases in Uttar Pradesh have dropped from 37,944 on April 24 to 5,964 on May 22 - a decline of 84%. 

 

Delhi and Uttar Pradesh followed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) guidance published April 20, 2021, which called for dosing of .2 mg per kg of Ivermectin per body weight for three days. This amounts to 15 mg per day for a 150-pound person or 18 mg per day for a 200-pound individual.

 

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu announced on May 14 they were outlawing Ivermectin in favor of the politically correct Remdesivir. As a result, Tamil Nadu's cases are up in the same time frame from April 20 to May 22 - 10,986 to 35,873 - more than a tripling.

 

Although Big Pharma and Big Media have scrambled to try, they cannot explain away this natural experiment. As I predicted May 12, they would first argue "the lockdowns worked." The problem with this is that Tamil Nadu has been on strict lockdown for weeks as their cases have done nothing but climb. So the lockdown did not work.

[Nanker]

Pretty sure that every NFL Player and employee had to get and show proof of their MMR vaccinations before being allowed to attend kindergarten. 
 

That said, the Public Health policies and management are as antiquated as they were prior to 1918. For all the advances we’ve seen in medical science, a-holes like the disgraced Dr Fauci have torpedoed the public’s trust to the point that we now have millions of Jenny McCarthys spewing shite daily. 

Edited May 30, 2021 by Nanker

[Spartacus]

The NFL should re-do their covid plan

seems the entire protocol was built on a lie.

only sick people should be tested or kept home

 

 

 

 

[Ann]

 

 

https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/1400545287937069063

[Ann]

I saw immediate grumbling from sports reporters that it is "dehumanizing" for the athletes to "talk to a screen." Ummmm but it was a-ok last year? Anyhoooo I'd guess reporters are a PITA and this keeps them out of the locker room and gives the team/players some privacy without a mic being shoved in their face. The team/players control the interview process. This seems to have upset some ports journalists.