Good luck to that. I hope the NFL has decent employer liability coverage. Shut up and dribble amirite?
They did that because they realize, like the rest of the intelligent world, that this shit has gone too far. This "short-term crisis" has been elevated to a "never-ending" one. It is time to stop the madness. BECAUSE IF THEY DO NOT, THEN EVERYONE SHOULD BE TESTED FOR INFLUENZA AND RSV, BECAUSE THOSE ARE ALSO SERIOUS DISEASES! PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY FROM THOSE PATHOGENS! So why do we not hear about RSV and Influenza deaths? Simple. They would make Fauci and the NIH plain, boring, and not worth talking about in the news cycle.
The NFL is like every other cuck-woke company that tries to appease the perceived official narrative. One problem, to adhere to the never ending social distancing, vaccine protocols it hurts their bottom line. They followed the script all last year, eh, everyone wrote last year off, everyone doing their part, they followed the script this year up to this point, forced vaccinations, protocols everything seemed to work keeping severe outbreaks at bay. Until Omicron came around..... You think there’s a chance in hades that the league is headed back to empty stands and the fiscal damage of 2020? Nope common sense and a healthy bottom line finally rules the day. Omicron’s severity by all appearances is similar to the common cold. And unless things take a drastic turn for the worse, all the scare tactics, fear mongering put out by the Ministry of Covid Truth will fall on deaf ears. People are getting tired if it.
This is where you're gravely mistaken including the league. You guys are spending too much time concentrating on Omicron that you're forgetting about the real pathogenic threat that's getting North America's hospitals into problems again...some already exceeding their 2020 Covid hospitalization numbers... The Delta Variant for those not vaccinated, lying about their vaccination status, and so on. Simply, you let your guard down for Omicron Variant because it is similar to the common cold (mild symptoms)...you'll also be letting your guard down for the Delta Variant that's pathogenic. An athlete doesn't know that the person he/she is breathing the same air within the indoor facilities (e.g. locker room) is infected with Omicron Variant or the Delta Variant. This is the main reason why the Covid models are predicting escalating hospitalizations/deaths. It's not because of Omicron... it's because of the Delta Variant due to the fact too many idiots are not following protocols indoors at the athletic facilities and in their own personal life with some around them that are immune-compromise or not vaccinated. The NFL and a few other professional leagues have come to the point... We're going to play and if you're too stupid to protect yourself... it's your fault. I strongly agree with that approach and it's time for it in this Pandemic although the timing sucks...during the holiday season and the increase possibility of increasing number of athletes being infected with Delta Variant instead of Omicron Variant. wrbtrader
I’m glad to see you realizing that vaccinations protect you, regardless of the other person. People have been saying that from day on. There’s hope for you yet
My Covid vaccine (Moderna) will continue to protect me from the Delta Variant from a severe infection...preventing severe illness that may have resulted in hospitalization or death. Omicron...not a problem as stated to you multiple times since it arrived...mainly just a mild infection that lasts no more than a few days. Yet, I'm immune-compromised. Thus, I have a higher risk factor. Regardless, my concern is my teenagers. The goal for my vaccination is to give them more protection so that they are not dependent upon their Pfizer vaccination to do everything. You know the drill. The best way to protect your kids is to surround them with people that are vaccinated instead of with those that are not vaccinated. Regardless, after a few headline stories of professional athletes having maskless parties with not vaccinated people and other failures to follow indoor protocols... NFL can't babysit teams nor their adults athletes and Omicron is not dangerous for most but that's a problem in itself...Delta Variant will bite the Covidiots on the ass because they're worrying about Omicron. Seriously, these are million-dollar athletes and they have access to medical care that most people do not have access to and the ability to quarantine in style when they do become infected with Omicron or Delta. Hopefully, you get it by now...Delta is pathogenic and Omicron is mild symptoms as stated multiple times to you since its arrival. Protect yourself...the tools are there for you to do it. If you don't want to protect yourself, it's on you. That's the NFL new philosophy and each team is on its own instead of the NFL babysitting them. As for other sports, they've taken a different approach. Canada pro teams are not allowing not-vaccinated athletes to cross the border into Canada and any team that has one Covid positive athlete...the entire game is postponed in reference to the NHL. Plus, there will soon be a vote by the NHL to decide to keep their pros out of the Olympic Games. Players stated they're OK with not competing in the Olympics to protect their teams. I'm now curious to see what the Winter Olympics will do considering they've already announced athletes must be vaccinated plus a recent negative Covid test to be able to compete at the Olympics in 2022. wrbtrader