Cole Beasley and Gabriel Davis must sit out 5 days due to close contact

[Buffalo03]

Lol. Wow

[JaCrispy]

1 hour ago, eball said:

 

Agree.  For some reason I thought they said all coaches and staff were vaxxed.

They are...but you can still contract the virus and spread it even if you are vaxxed..

[Saxum]

36 minutes ago, BigAl2526 said:

With the Pfizer vaccine now having full approval, there's no reason the Bills can't mandate that every toilet cleaner, broom pusher, and pot washer at OBD be vaccinated.  The Delta variant is, however causing quite a few breakthrough cases

 

Actually besides "choice" there are people with allergies to ingredient components (one of my wife's staff is in that situation) and religious objections.

Are these people to be put out of a job which is illegal unless you are a federal contractor who can be prevented from working so company lets you go for "lack of work". 

[auburnbillsbacker]

1 hour ago, Scott7975 said:

I hope this crap doesn't happen during the season.

It will. 

[4merper4mer]

Vaccinated people can get the virus and pass it along.  Correct?

 

If that is true, it makes no sense to isolate Beasley and Davis for 5 days simply because they are unvaccinated……if that is in fact the case about them and is in fact the policy.  What would be the rationale?  If a vaccinated Diggs were with them would he be ok to attend practice?  If so why?  Either all of them and the staff member should be isolated or none of them should be.  If the virus can be caught and/or passed along by anyone regardless of vaccination status, then what is the rationale of disparate treatment?  Maybe there is one, but it has not been properly explained as far as I can see.

[WhoTom]

12 minutes ago, warrior9 said:

Not to derail the topic.... but there are several things that are FDA approved that should not be. Holds no merit IMO. (just do a quick google search)

 

Yes, because Joe Sixpack doing a five-minute Google search can reveal far more information than a legion of professionals with billion-dollar budgets working with a knowledge base that's been accumulated and refined for decades.

 

 

 

[JaCrispy]

3 minutes ago, nucci said:

Many here have been blaming the policy if you read previous posts

I agree, the policy is flawed, and illogical in some ways...

[Hapless Bills Fan]

26 minutes ago, SCBills said:

What happens if any of these 3 test positive, miss their time, and then say, Week 4 this happens again and they're unvaccinated but clearly should have natural immunity.... I'm assuming they still have to miss 5 days again?

 

Good question.  I think you're correct.  I can't find it now, but I remember reading that the NFL finally changed its policy to reflect the evidence for natural immunity by saying players who had a previous infection + 1 shot would now count as fully vaccinated.  Maybe they'll revisit this policy, too. 

[Nineforty]

9 minutes ago, nucci said:

Many here have been blaming the policy if you read previous posts

 

there is plenty of room for those that think the policy is bad and daily testing for all players needs to happen WHILE also being disappointed in anyone that is not vaccinated. 

[Process]

A couple more to the list. What a **** show.

 

So the Bills have at least 4 starters and their #4 WR, who should be a big contributor, that are unvaccinated. 

 

Sweet 

 

 

[YoloinOhio]

1 minute ago, Process said:

A couple more to the list. What a **** show.

 

So the Bills have at least 4 starters and their #4 WR, who should be a big contributor, that are unvaccinated. 

 

Sweet 

 

 

3 starters. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

14 minutes ago, BeefCurtns said:

I see what you did there.

 

Oh, good catch I missed it.  OK, that's subtle enough, and it made me laugh.

[wjag]

3 minutes ago, Process said:

A couple more to the list. What a **** show.

 

So the Bills have at least 4 starters and their #4 WR, who should be a big contributor, that are unvaccinated. 

 

Sweet 

 

 

This was the Covid Charlie snowball I was referring to upthread. 

[nucci]

1 minute ago, The 9 Isles said:

This is really dumb. Overreacting to this extent is unsustainable. These particular vaccines are not the be all and end all and we really need to adjust our perspective on this virus.

This can’t become the new normal. People need check themselves. 

no one is saying they are the be all end all. They help prevent the spread and serious illness

[Warcodered]

2 minutes ago, The 9 Isles said:

This is really dumb. Overreacting to this extent is unsustainable. These particular vaccines are not the be all and end all and we really need to adjust our perspective on this virus.

This can’t become the new normal. People need check themselves. 

I mean they could of been, this is just more fun I guess. 🤷‍♂️

[Hapless Bills Fan]

37 minutes ago, Process said:

If they were vaccinated they wouldn't have been tested this morning.... And they wouldn't be sent home for being a close contact...

 

They aren't vaccinated

 

I could be wrong, but I think every close contact (vaccinated and unvaccinated) is tested immediately and for the next 5 days.

 

The "sent home" bit is correct.

[4merper4mer]

2 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

 

Yes, vaccinated people can catch it and pass it along, however, they are much less likely to do so (by ~80% from what I have seen.). Of course that number may shift with new variants.

They can either pass it or they can’t.  If the NFL or anyone else is going to get into what percentage chance of passing it is “low enough”, that is pretty arbitrary.  Is someone with natural immunity from having had the virus a “low enough” risk?  

[SCBills]

If the NFL continues this policy, 2021 will be even more of a mess than 2020.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2021 by SCBills

[WMDman]

FFS better now than in season i guess

[Demongyz]

This is a good way for them to get rested up for the season.