tOSU vs Kentucky, Penn State at VCU & DePaul at Northwestern Tomorrow Cancelled; Too Many Within the Programs have COVID
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At the rate games are getting axed left and right, me thinks everyone is gonna go on a long hiatus or March madness is getting pushed into April. Won’t get cancelled because there’s too much money but the season is gonna be a bumpy ride.
And look what's happening in the NFL, NHL, and NBA.
The stadiums/arenas will continue to be full. The tournaments/playoffs will happen because, like you said, there has been too much money lost already.
Thanks, Rugged.
Not a good looking trend.
I guess this is what we should expect with only 60% of the country fully vaccinated and 2 highly contagious covid variants floating around.
i am not sure if it ever ends, to be quite honest.
Not to go there, but I will. As long as we continue to test players constantly, we will continue to see games postponed and cancelled not just this season but in years go come due to positive cases The virus is endemic. It is not going to just disappear. Yes, immunity will happen to an extent as more people actually get it as opposed to being just vaccinated (the current vaccine is not a vaccine in the traditional sense of the word). Hopefully a renewed focus on early treatment will help mitigate to an extent.
To your original question, yes I believe they will make every effort to playing the tournament. If they need to play in front of empty arenas or reduced capacity again, they will. But NCAA will do what is necessary to have a season.
NFL moving games to Monday and Tuesday this week.
It has to at some point. Society cannot go on like this forever. The majority of people have done everything that was asked of them, yet here we are with crazy mitigation efforts. Some probably want to go more strict than what we are seeing. I'm sure some places will be more strict soon.
I am pretty sure if an entire team is vaccinated, there is NO TESTING unless a player has symptoms. Then, if that player tests positive, they have to start testing people who have been in close contact (or whatever the protocols are).
It seems very likely that there will be more cancellations. What will happen with issues like in person fan attendance could be widely variable depending on state/local approach, local and regional disease activity rates, viral mutations, health system capacity and other issues.
I don't think that most public health professionals would consider that we've settled into a prolonged phase of so called new normal yet. Still a situation in flux.
I don't think that most public health professionals would consider that we've settled into a prolonged phase of so called new normal yet. Still a situation in flux.
there won't be any shut downs again, imo.
there are still some companies requesting that you wear masks when you enter; if you go to the doctor, you have to wear a mask.
Some venues (concerts) are requiring proof of vaccination, which I have no problem with.
As long as 40% of the country is unvaccinated, we are going to have covid outbreak issues.
Look at this a little differently, 10 teams out of more than 350 are currently having problems with Covid. Yes, lets all panic.
Nobody is panicking, but this can be gotten under control. People need to be vaccinated and it will stop mutating.
There will come a time as long as you’re vaccinated you can play - even with a positive test.
I don't know the whole story on what's going on in the NHL. Did a player have symptoms, where he had to get tested? And then when he tested positive, it prompted others to get tested?
the problem? How do you convince the 40% in the USA who refuse to get the shots?
i have talked to some of them; one was an elderly Black man who does not trust the government. I have talked to high school kids, where their entire family refuses the shots. One kid told me that his grandma was having Thanksgiving for only those who were vaccinated. So, he and his family missed out.
These folks are not budging on their way of thinking, either.
if we got to 100% vaccinated it wouldn't end. 44% of COVID deaths for the most recent week available in Minnesota were vaccinated. They are north of 70% of Minnesotans fully vaccinated.
I got vaccinated, so I am neither pro or anti-vax. Made the decision that made sense for my age and health. But it is a myth that 100% vaccinated would end COVID hospitalizations or deaths.
You think vaccination stops transmission or incidence? You cant be serious given the information available today. The vast majority of cases are still delta and the vax is failing at an ever increasing rate amongst 100% fully vaxxed populations. Omicron is meaningless in terms of severity.
I love how key info is eliminated from tweets like this.
He states that 44% of covid related deaths in Minnesota are breakthrough deaths.
But what are the ages of those who were vaccinated yet still had a breakthrough infection and died?
It's pretty clear that:
* The vaccines work and help prevent hospitalizations or worse (death).
* The elderly are still the most vulnerable, even when fully vaccinated.
And he claims the vaccines are failing.
What a crock of manure.
I never said vaccines stop transmission of the virus. But, hey, you keep making sheet up.
Good grief.
And, no, the vaccine is not failing; it's helping to keep people from being hospitalized or worse (death).
And open up your freakin' eyes and read up on some of the facts.
For example, who is occupying the vast majority of all of the hospital beds right now? It's the unvaccinated. Ironic that these dumb asses want treatment now when they didn't want the easier treatment (a couple shots).
The vaccines are not "failing." They don't prevent people from getting COVID but they do significantly reduce the risk if you DO get it. This is a critically important difference for millions of Americans, especially older folks. Vaccinated people are far less likely to require hospitalization--the evidence for that is clear. By far the greatest number of people dying from COVID right now have not been vaccinated--that, too, is undeniable.
As for Minnesota, it is true there have been breakthrough cases and deaths but the state Department of Health notes there are multiple points to consider when reviewing vaccine breakthrough data:
- As more people become vaccinated it is natural to see more cases of vaccine breakthrough (no vaccine is 100% effective). However, vaccines remain highly effective at preventing severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
- Vaccinated people should still take steps to protect themselves and others in certain settings such as indoor public settings and crowded outdoor areas.
- We may be seeing more vaccine breakthrough cases for many reasons including:
- Waning immunity among people vaccinated earliest. These people are also more likely to be older, have comorbidities, or work in a setting that puts them at higher risk for COVID-19.
- The more-transmissible Delta variant may be playing a role that we don’t fully understand yet.
- People are returning to various states of normalcy – this will result in varying levels of disease transmission and test seeking behaviors.
- Vaccination records may be incomplete as a result of reporting errors and delays or problems matching vaccination information with case data. In addition, some entities, including federal organizations, don’t report vaccination information to the state.
- Breakthrough infection is not the same thing as breakthrough disease. Breakthrough infections occur any time a fully vaccinated person tests positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, regardless of whether they feel sick. This data report is on breakthrough infections, not breakthrough disease.
- Vaccine breakthrough is not a measure of efficacy. There are several studies on vaccine effectiveness: CDC: COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Research.
Nice pivot and diversion. You claimed unvaccinated were the cause of the vaccinated getting sick and causing games to be cancelled. Clearly ridiculous at this point. Hospitals and the risk to elderly are not the reason teams are cancelling games.
Speaking of pivots, diversions, more lies and dumb ass statements.....
Correct.
Some form of covid will be hear forever. Its mutating into a glorified cold. Transmisability and death rates usually have an inverse relationship with mutating viruses.
The vaccine does not stop transmission and probably never will.
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These pro athletes getting it are vaccinated
The vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting it or passing it. Politicians who say that are lying.
You're just always going to have covid...Period.
Its endemic.
People just need to be honest about all of it now.
This is not the same covid from last year and its not anywhere close to the same danger which wasn't that great to begin with.
No it can't. No it won't.
Exactly. Time to live our lives if we want or hide in the basement.
It's not the same covid from last year? Agreed. It's worse. Now we have covid and 2 variants to deal with.
Covid was not dangerous to begin with? Are you serious?
Are you familiar with hospitalization and death rates for the delta and omicron variants? Trust the science.
The omicron will eliminate the delta.
The men's basketball game between Ohio State and Kentucky scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues in the Buckeyes' program, the school announced Thursday.
The game was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas as part of the CBS Sports Classic.
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The game was scheduled to take place in Las Vegas as part of the CBS Sports Classic.
Ohio State COVID issues nix game vs. Kentucky
The game between Ohio State and Kentucky, scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues in the Buckeyes' program.
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