Recently, the new crown epidemic seems to have set off a new wave of transmission peaks around the world, and many players in the NBA have been recruited in recent tests. In view of the current severe epidemic prevention situation, the NBA League has also recently issued a notice to players, coaches and referees to supplement the new crown vaccine to strengthen the injection.
Most of the NBA players and staff have been vaccinated with two types of vaccines, one is a vaccine produced by Pfizer and Modena, which requires two injections, and the other is a vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson, which only needs one injection. This time the NBA focused on reminding those who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and have been vaccinated for more than 2 months, it is best to get a new booster injection. Those who have been vaccinated with Pfizer and Modena for more than 6 months should also be injected with a booster needle.
According to the current regulations issued by the NBA, if a player is vaccinated before December 1, US time, but does not have a booster injection, he will be tested for the new crown virus on the match day, and only through the test can he play. Players who have been vaccinated and given boosters do not have to be tested.
According to statistics, at the start of the new season in the NBA last month, about 97% of the players in the league had been vaccinated against Pfizer and Modena, or had been vaccinated by Johnson & Johnson. Compared to the 60% vaccination rate in the United States, the vaccine coverage rate of NBA players is already very high. But in such a situation, there are still players such as Middleton and Tobias Harris who have been recruited, so the NBA will propose measures to inoculate the reinforcing needle. More than 21 million people have been injected with booster injections in the United States.
Whenever the NBA launches a new policy on epidemic prevention, fans will unconsciously think of Kerry Owen. Not to mention the booster needle, the Nets guard has not received the initial COVID-19 vaccine until now. Although the NBA does not force players to be vaccinated, Irving has not played a game for the Nets in the new season because of the restrictions of the local epidemic prevention policy in New York.
Earlier, New York's newly elected mayor, Eric Adams, had said that after he took office next year, he might change New York's epidemic prevention policy and allow people who do not get vaccinated to enter some indoor places to participate in activities. The new mayor's statement once made Irving and Irving fans see the hope of returning to the game, and Nets coach Nash also said that if the local epidemic prevention policy changes, the Nets will welcome Irving's return with open arms.
But recently, in the face of the re-severe epidemic prevention situation, Adams has changed his mouth. "New York City is not going to change the rules," Adams said in an interview, "so I would also like to reiterate that this matter between the NBA and Carey has to be negotiated between the two of them." I think the NBA and Carey can finally agree on this matter and find a solution. ”