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Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks NFL’s new Covid-19 protocols are ‘sending a very strong signal’

The NFL released its new Coronavirus guidelines on Thursday, effectively telling its teams to get vaccinated or fear the consequences. One person very much in favor of those new Covid-19 rules is the nation’s leading immunologist.

Appearing on CBS’ Evening News on Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke positively about the league’s pro-vaccination stance.

“The NFL is sending a very strong signal that it’s very important to get vaccinated,” Fauci said. “If you want to play football and you want to do it in a way that you feel unrestricted and not worry about any penalties, you just get vaccinated, because they’re saying that if unvaccinated people get infected, there are going to be consequences.