Anthony Fauci: ‘Football may not happen this year’
by Matt Young/Houston Chronicle
The NFL is planning to begin its season on time, but Dr. Anthony Fauci pulled the reins on that optimistic view Wednesday.
“Unless players are essentially in a bubble – insulated from the community and they are tested nearly every day – it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said on CNN. “If there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year.”
The NBA and MLS are planning to resume their seasons in July with players in a bubble. So far, the NFL hasn’t publicly discussed that option. A bubble also seems particularly untenable for college football teams on school campuses.
“Dr. Fauci has identified the important health and safety issues we and the NFL Players Association, together with our joint medical advisors, are addressing to mitigate the health risk to players, coaches, and other essential personnel,” the NFL’s chief medical offers Dr. Allen Sills told ESPN on Thursday. “We are developing a comprehensive and rapid-result testing program and rigorous protocols that call for a ….read more:
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What is New Zealand doing right, it’s national ‘Super Rugby Aotearoa’ competition started last weekend with record crowds. Round 2 this weekend. Go the Kiwis.
frog, Also, last time I checked New Zealand had only 21 deaths to COVID-19. The country’s prime minister was on top of this virus and shut that country down very early. She listened to those who gave her medical and scientific advice. She did well by her country…thus they are moving back to normal.
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