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Sports Take: Do professional athletes need to be vaccinated?

By Michael Haag | Sports Writer

The question of whether or not pro athletes should be vaccinated has been at the root of social media and news outlets for the last few weeks, as the NFL and NBA have released their new protocols for their next seasons. The majority of athletes are getting the vaccine, however there are still many that refuse even though coaching staffs and other workers are being forced to.

The NFL will not be making any accommodations for teams that have unvaccinated players. With their updated guidelines the rule is that if a game cannot be rescheduled during the new season due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the team that has the outbreak will be counted with the loss and neither team will receive pay.