but being put in a position to hurt my team because i don t want to partake in the vaccine is making me question my future in the nfl. and buffalo bills wide receiver cole beasley who tweeted in june, i may die of covid, but i d rather die actually living. but according to the nfl, most players are choosing to get the vaccine, saying at least 78% have received at least one dose, and 14 of the 32 teams have reached above the 83% vaccination threshold. the league experienced several postponed games due to coronavirus outbreaks. we had an outbreak in tennessee, and when we went in and really dug into that and tried to understand how did transmission occur, it wasn t just six feet in 15 minutes. reporter: i spoke to the nfl s chief medical officer. how hard would it be to replicate what you were able to do at the nfl? what prevented transmission was mask usage, avoiding
forfeit. the game can t be rescheduled. players from both teams will also forfeit their salaries. the team responsible for the outbreak will also face further financial penalties. to date, 78% of nfl players received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine. and 14 of the 32 nfl teams have reached the 85% vaccination threshold. joining us now to discuss is george martin, super bowl xxi champion and the former president of the nfl player s association. it s good to see you, sir. so what s your reaction to this nfl policy? do you think it s appropriate or too harsh? well, john, i think on the surface i totally agree with it. i think there should be some penalty for twhoez will not conform and there should be some overt protection for those people who have conformed. where i do disagree, john, i don t think that the teams that who are affected by those who break the rules should be penalized equally. i don t think that s fair. what you re saying is the
the arizona cardinals wide receiver tweeting and deleting never thought i would say this, but being put in a position to hurt my team because i don t want to partake in the vaccine is making me question my future in the nfl. and buffalo bills wide receiver cole beasley tweeted in june, i may die of covid, but i would rather die actually living. writing last night, nothing has changed. i m still living freely. but according to the nfl, most players are choosing to get the vaccine. saying at least 78% have received at least one dose and 14 of the 32 teams have reached above the 85% vaccination threshold. in 2020 the league experienced several postponed games due to the coronavirus outbreaks. we had an outbreak in tennessee and we when we went in and really dug into that and tried to understand how did transmission occur despite our protocols when we began to realize it wasn t just six feet in 15 minutes. reporter: i spoke to the nfl s chief medical officer throughout the season about
senator blackburn, thank you for your time. good to be with you. shannon: first up into my surreal news roundup, massachusetts sheriff s office debuting the first covid k-9 unit in the country today. the specially trained dogs will sniff for covid in the same wayy that is similar to drugs. we are told there is a unique sent. major league baseball had its first postponement, at least three people and the yankees organization have trusted positive despite the team being among the first clubs to reach 85% vaccination threshold to lessen covid protocols. women s health magazine featuring a nonbinary transgender individual, calling for abortion clinics to stop using gendered language. was not ashamed to attack abortion, but said seeing women
by september when schools fully reopen, teachers are back to work, more people are vaccinated, the numbers may accelerate and get closer and closer to the million job creation number that everybody s been hoping for. this is a strong report unambiguously. the vaccination process to the exception there are pockets of the country have yet to reach that 70% or 80% vaccination threshold where things are held back. it s important vaccinations are done. if you go to new york, new jersey, where the inoculation rate is above 70% we re completely reopen and business has taken off. it s a good number. still have 3 million people out of the labor force and 2 million women pushed out of the labor force overseeing hybrid distance learning for their kids so we need those people in the labor force to accelerate the pace of employment gains. i hear going out to my usual