What NFL’s Game Plan Can Teach America About Handling COVID-19 February 2, 2021
With just days to go before the Super Bowl, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is cheerleading the National Football League (NFL) for its COVID-19 mitigation strategy,
The CDC has published a paper jointly authored by CDC and NFL and the NFL Players Association medical experts and epidemiologists. The publication shares the benefits of the NFL’s COVID-19 mitigation strategy, with elements that the CDC says can be broadly applicable throughout society to limit the spread of the virus, including “to settings such as long-term care facilities, schools, and high-density environments.”