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Aaron Rodgers is set to play on Sunday after his Covid-19 isolation.

The Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was required to spend the last 10 days in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus on Nov. 3, is scheduled to start Sunday against the visiting Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field at 4:25 p.m. Eastern time.

As with other unvaccinated N.F.L. players who test positive, Rodgers faced a compulsory 10-day isolation period then needed to be cleared by a team doctor, in consultation with an independent expert, before returning.

In August, Rodgers had initially evaded directly answering a reporter’s question asking if he was vaccinated against Covid-19, saying only that he was “immunized.