The NHL and the National Hockey League Players' Association have announced the continuation of the regular season. But the league’s cross-border games between the U.S. and Canada are going to be rescheduled.
The NHL said earlier it was" increasing coronavirus safety measures after Omicron through at least Jan. 7, including more intense testing for theh vaccinated and unvaccinated players.
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The NFL said it would only test unvaccinated and symptomatic players, The Associated Press reported. Vaccinated players would no longer be tested weekly.
Higher degree of precision
"It's not about loosening our standards," Dr. Allen Sills, the league's chief medical officer, told AP. "If anything, we're just bringing a higher degree of precision in measuring ourselves against a more precise ruler."
Despite the professional sports leagues’ reluctance to advise the players to get vaccinated, a vast majority of players have gotten the shot. The leagues also have rigorous testing regimes in place. Therefore, experts say that the high number of infections the sports world is recording now is an indication of what's in store for the population at large.