I actually agree with the mayor…..Kyrie Irving needs to grow up I love what he do for black causes but when it comes to this vaccine thing he’s an asshole
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I actually agree with the mayor…..Kyrie Irving needs to grow up I love what he do for black causes but when it comes to this vaccine thing he’s an asshole
Djokovic is a profile in selfishness, and sports leaders are failing us all
Beyond Novak Djokovic, Aaron Rodgers and Kyrie Irving, the industry of sports -- leagues, teams, governing bodies, players, unions and fans -- has been one of the least responsible entities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count
BY ZOE CHRISTEN JONES
MARCH 3, 2022 / 6:00 PM / CBS NEWS
The National Football League and its players association have agreed to end the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News on Thursday. Effectively immediately, players will no longer be required to follow the rules implemented at the beginning of the pandemic, making the NFL one of the first major sports leagues to drop its COVID-19 protocols.
The memo, sent to all NFL teams and staff, cited "encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts" as the reasons behind the change.
Teams are still required to follow current restrictions in their state, but the league has said it will no longer mandate the major provisions of its COVID-19 protocol, including testing, mask wearing, COVID-19 signage, isolation and room capacity limits. The move comes as states across America continue to see downward trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates.
Patriots players in masks on the bench during a game between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals on November 29, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.FRED KFOURY III/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Players who test positive will still be required to notify their teams but will only have to isolate for the CDC's recommended five days. Teams will also still be required to maintain a space in their club facilities for 10 "Mesa docks," where players can go if they report symptoms and need a COVID-19 test.
"We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of players, coaches and staff, as we have throughout the pandemic," the NFL Management Council said in a memo obtained by CBS News. "Should there be a reason to reimpose aspects of the Protocols or to take other measures, we will work closely with clubs, the NFLPA and our respective experts, and local, state and federal public health officials to continue to safeguard the health of the NFL."
Both the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons took place without a single canceled game due to COVID-19, but several were postponed. During the spread of the Omicron variant several months ago, NFL officials emphasized their focus on guidance from the CDC and other health experts as the reasoning behind the schedule changes.
NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count
Players will no longer be required to adhere to rigorous testing or mask wearing.
www.cbsnews.com
NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count
BY ZOE CHRISTEN JONES
MARCH 3, 2022 / 6:00 PM / CBS NEWS
The National Football League and its players association have agreed to end the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News on Thursday. Effectively immediately, players will no longer be required to follow the rules implemented at the beginning of the pandemic, making the NFL one of the first major sports leagues to drop its COVID-19 protocols.
The memo, sent to all NFL teams and staff, cited "encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts" as the reasons behind the change.
Teams are still required to follow current restrictions in their state, but the league has said it will no longer mandate the major provisions of its COVID-19 protocol, including testing, mask wearing, COVID-19 signage, isolation and room capacity limits. The move comes as states across America continue to see downward trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates.
Patriots players in masks on the bench during a game between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals on November 29, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.FRED KFOURY III/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Players who test positive will still be required to notify their teams but will only have to isolate for the CDC's recommended five days. Teams will also still be required to maintain a space in their club facilities for 10 "Mesa docks," where players can go if they report symptoms and need a COVID-19 test.
"We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of players, coaches and staff, as we have throughout the pandemic," the NFL Management Council said in a memo obtained by CBS News. "Should there be a reason to reimpose aspects of the Protocols or to take other measures, we will work closely with clubs, the NFLPA and our respective experts, and local, state and federal public health officials to continue to safeguard the health of the NFL."
Both the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons took place without a single canceled game due to COVID-19, but several were postponed. During the spread of the Omicron variant several months ago, NFL officials emphasized their focus on guidance from the CDC and other health experts as the reasoning behind the schedule changes.
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NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count
Players will no longer be required to adhere to rigorous testing or mask wearing.
NFL suspends its COVID-19 protocols, citing national decrease in case count
BY ZOE CHRISTEN JONES
MARCH 3, 2022 / 6:00 PM / CBS NEWS
The National Football League and its players association have agreed to end the league's COVID-19 protocols, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News on Thursday. Effectively immediately, players will no longer be required to follow the rules implemented at the beginning of the pandemic, making the NFL one of the first major sports leagues to drop its COVID-19 protocols.
The memo, sent to all NFL teams and staff, cited "encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts" as the reasons behind the change.
Teams are still required to follow current restrictions in their state, but the league has said it will no longer mandate the major provisions of its COVID-19 protocol, including testing, mask wearing, COVID-19 signage, isolation and room capacity limits. The move comes as states across America continue to see downward trends in COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates.
Patriots players in masks on the bench during a game between the New England Patriots and the Arizona Cardinals on November 29, 2020, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.FRED KFOURY III/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES
Players who test positive will still be required to notify their teams but will only have to isolate for the CDC's recommended five days. Teams will also still be required to maintain a space in their club facilities for 10 "Mesa docks," where players can go if they report symptoms and need a COVID-19 test.
"We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of players, coaches and staff, as we have throughout the pandemic," the NFL Management Council said in a memo obtained by CBS News. "Should there be a reason to reimpose aspects of the Protocols or to take other measures, we will work closely with clubs, the NFLPA and our respective experts, and local, state and federal public health officials to continue to safeguard the health of the NFL."
Both the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons took place without a single canceled game due to COVID-19, but several were postponed. During the spread of the Omicron variant several months ago, NFL officials emphasized their focus on guidance from the CDC and other health experts as the reasoning behind the schedule changes.
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Dr. Scott Gottlieb: My kids won't wear Covid masks in school when mandate lifts later this month
However, the Pfizer director and former FDA chief told CNBC on Friday he'll still wear masks in stores as a courtesy. "It's a matter of etiquette."
My job (fire dept) is going back to business as usual. Inspections, community meetings, smoke detectors and car seats. They say the numbers are down but we're still waiting hours for ambulances most days.
Djokovic out of U.S. events due to being unvaxxed
Novak Djokovic will miss the BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open, saying Wednesday that he cannot travel to the United States because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.
everyone knows where I stand on the vaccine
but this is some dumb sh*t
I STILL think Kyrie is selfish and condescending and is not as smart as he thinks he is by a mile
and he is also honorable honest and has a good heart
this specific mandate thing don't make no kind of sense.
I love what Kyrie do for the Black community but he is a selfish asshole sometimes and it may come back to bite him in the ass very soon. I seen CACs act like him during the height of the pandemic and it did not end well for them.
I agree
But Kyrie to me as bad as some of his viewpoints may be?
He is honest honorable and I think REALLY never thought this thing out and also did not expect this to explode
and the mandate at this point is nonsensical
even though I do UNDERSTAND the heart of it
At this point? We have to modify it
And I think by doing that
You can also lay the framework
preemptively
to be harsh as fck if and when another breakout happens.
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WTF?!?
Sitting here watching the 3rd round of The TPC championship, looking at all them cac's in the gallery and I don't see one damn mask. 
Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant scores 53 points, tells New York City mayor to 'figure out' vaccine policy
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been so dominant for so long that he admits he feels "at ease" on the floor.
It certainly didn't look difficult in Sunday's 110-107 win over the New York Knicks as Durant dropped 53 points, made 9 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds while carrying the Nets to their third straight victory.
"You feel kind of at ease knowing that you can affect so many different plays and different areas of the game with my skill set," Durant said. "I can affect my teammates and how they approach the game with my skill set about the big picture and seeing -- I know I work on my game and I got to this point as an individual player, but I'm at a point in my career it's like, 'All right, how can I impact everybody out here? How can I make the other coaches think about their game plan?'
"So I feel like I up the level of everybody out on the floor, and that's a good feeling to have."
Durant's brilliant performance offered another reminder as to why the Nets, now 35-33, still have championship aspirations this season despite the fact that Kyrie Irving's status remains in question because of New York City's vaccination mandate and it remains unclear when Ben Simmons will make his season debut because of ongoing back issues.
Irving was a hot topic during and after Sunday's game. For the first time all season, the star point guard was able to enter Barclays Center -- but only as a fan. With about four minutes left in the first half, Irving, along with a small group of friends and family, walked out of the visiting team's tunnel and made his way to a courtside seat.
Irving received some cheers on his way to his seat, while a few fans started chanting his name and "Free Kyrie!" It was an odd scene in a season full of different moments for a Nets team that remains hopeful that New York City Mayor Eric Adams will pull back the city's mandate so that Irving can play full time again. Durant called out Adams several times by name while discussing the situation after the game.
"It's ridiculous," Durant said. "I don't understand it at all. There's a few people in our arena that's unvaxxed, right? They lifted all of that in our arena, right? So I don't get it ... I don't get it. It just feels like at this point now, somebody's trying to make a statement or a point to flex their authority. But everybody out here is looking for attention and that's what I feel like the mayor wants right now, is some attention. But he'll figure it out soon. He better.
"But it just didn't make any sense. There's unvaxxed people in this building already. We got a guy who can come in the building, I guess, are they fearing our safety? I don't get it. We're all confused. Pretty much everybody in the world is confused at this point. Early on in the season people didn't understand what was going on, but now it just looks stupid. So hopefully, Eric, you got to figure this out."
Irving was shown on the video board during the game and received some light applause and pointed at his heart as if to say that he appreciated the gesture. Coach Steve Nash said that Irving joined the Nets in the locker room at halftime and listened as they got ready for the second half. Nash said he didn't understand the city rules enough to explain why Irving could be on the floor and in the locker room but couldn't sit on the bench with his teammates.
"It doesn't really affect us," Nash said of coaching while Irving sits in a courtside seat. "We're used to stuff like that. We just tried to stay focused and win the game, and we know there's the oddities to everything, but we're locked in on the task at hand."
Irving waited at the far end of the floor to give Durant a hug after Durant finished a postgame interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews. The pair embraced and made their way off the floor -- and then Durant launched into Adams during his postgame remarks.
"I was at the free throw line, I think, when he walked in, and me and Drum [Andre Drummond] looked at each other and was like, 'Yo, this is unreal.'" Durant said. "I've never seen nothing like this before. We just smiled. We could say that about a lot of situations over these last two or three years when things just didn't make any sense, especially with COVID being involved. So hopefully it gets figured out.
"Eric, you got to figure something out, man, because it's looking crazy. Especially on national TV, and he can come to the game, but not play -- come on, man. Hey, yo, Eric."
NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been so dominant for so long that he admits he feels "at ease" on the floor.
It certainly didn't look difficult in Sunday's 110-107 win over the New York Knicks as Durant dropped 53 points, made 9 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds while carrying the Nets to their third straight victory.
"You feel kind of at ease knowing that you can affect so many different plays and different areas of the game with my skill set," Durant said. "I can affect my teammates and how they approach the game with my skill set about the big picture and seeing -- I know I work on my game and I got to this point as an individual player, but I'm at a point in my career it's like, 'All right, how can I impact everybody out here? How can I make the other coaches think about their game plan?'
"So I feel like I up the level of everybody out on the floor, and that's a good feeling to have."
Durant's brilliant performance offered another reminder as to why the Nets, now 35-33, still have championship aspirations this season despite the fact that Kyrie Irving's status remains in question because of New York City's vaccination mandate and it remains unclear when Ben Simmons will make his season debut because of ongoing back issues.
Irving was a hot topic during and after Sunday's game. For the first time all season, the star point guard was able to enter Barclays Center -- but only as a fan. With about four minutes left in the first half, Irving, along with a small group of friends and family, walked out of the visiting team's tunnel and made his way to a courtside seat.
Irving received some cheers on his way to his seat, while a few fans started chanting his name and "Free Kyrie!" It was an odd scene in a season full of different moments for a Nets team that remains hopeful that New York City Mayor Eric Adams will pull back the city's mandate so that Irving can play full time again. Durant called out Adams several times by name while discussing the situation after the game.
"It's ridiculous," Durant said. "I don't understand it at all. There's a few people in our arena that's unvaxxed, right? They lifted all of that in our arena, right? So I don't get it ... I don't get it. It just feels like at this point now, somebody's trying to make a statement or a point to flex their authority. But everybody out here is looking for attention and that's what I feel like the mayor wants right now, is some attention. But he'll figure it out soon. He better.
"But it just didn't make any sense. There's unvaxxed people in this building already. We got a guy who can come in the building, I guess, are they fearing our safety? I don't get it. We're all confused. Pretty much everybody in the world is confused at this point. Early on in the season people didn't understand what was going on, but now it just looks stupid. So hopefully, Eric, you got to figure this out."
Irving was shown on the video board during the game and received some light applause and pointed at his heart as if to say that he appreciated the gesture. Coach Steve Nash said that Irving joined the Nets in the locker room at halftime and listened as they got ready for the second half. Nash said he didn't understand the city rules enough to explain why Irving could be on the floor and in the locker room but couldn't sit on the bench with his teammates.
"It doesn't really affect us," Nash said of coaching while Irving sits in a courtside seat. "We're used to stuff like that. We just tried to stay focused and win the game, and we know there's the oddities to everything, but we're locked in on the task at hand."
Irving waited at the far end of the floor to give Durant a hug after Durant finished a postgame interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews. The pair embraced and made their way off the floor -- and then Durant launched into Adams during his postgame remarks.
"I was at the free throw line, I think, when he walked in, and me and Drum [Andre Drummond] looked at each other and was like, 'Yo, this is unreal.'" Durant said. "I've never seen nothing like this before. We just smiled. We could say that about a lot of situations over these last two or three years when things just didn't make any sense, especially with COVID being involved. So hopefully it gets figured out.
"Eric, you got to figure something out, man, because it's looking crazy. Especially on national TV, and he can come to the game, but not play -- come on, man. Hey, yo, Eric."
Former President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19 | CNN Politics
Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. "I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative.
Covid cases are rising as omicron's 'stealth' subvariant spreads around the world
Covid cases are rising in Europe with an increasing number attributed to a "stealth" subvariant of the omicron strain.
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I know I told people a few weeks ago this was going to come back and bite everyone in the assCovid cases are rising as omicron's 'stealth' subvariant spreads around the world
Covid cases are rising in Europe with an increasing number attributed to a "stealth" subvariant of the omicron strain.www.cnbc.com
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CDC: Omicron variant BA.2 spreading rapidly across New York and New Jersey
What's known as BA.2 -- a sub-lineage of Omicron -- now makes up nearly a quarter of new COVID infections nationwide.
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NYC health boss: Mandate to remain 'indefinitely'
While the Yankees expressed confidence about unvaccinated players being able to be on the field on Opening Day, New York City health commissioner Ashwin Vasan said the vaccine mandate will remain in place "indefinitely."
NYC’s new health czar says young kids should continue wearing masks
During his first press conference as commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan cautioned on Friday that children under 5 years old should continue wearing masks.
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China put 55 million people under quarantine