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NFL Updates Protocols In Response To COVID-19 Cases
Dec 16, 2021, 2:11 PM

A detailed view of the NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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AP – The NFL has updated its protocols in reaction to an increase in COVID-19 cases around the league, and it is pushing booster shots as the most effective protection against the coronavirus.
As part of its protocol changes, the NFL is requiring masks regardless of vaccination status and remote or outdoor meetings.
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It also is stopping in-person meals, and prohibiting outside visitors while on team travel.