Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and Contact Tracing in the National Football League, August 9-November 21, 2020

Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and Contact Tracing in the National Football League, August 9-November 21, 2020

The National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) began the 2020 football season in July, implementing extensive mitigation and surveillance measures in facilities and during travel and gameplay. Mitigation protocols* were evaluated and modified based on data from routine re...

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Veröffentlicht in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2021-01, Vol.70 (4), p.130-135
Hauptverfasser: Mack, Christina D, Wasserman, Erin B, Perrine, Cria G, MacNeil, Adam, Anderson, Deverick J, Myers, Emily, Smith, Sabrina, McDonald, L Clifford, Osterholm, Michael, Solomon, Gary S, Mayer, Thom, Sills, Allen
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Sprache:eng
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Contact
Contact Tracing
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - transmission
COVID-19 Testing
Disease transmission
Football
Football players
Full Report
Health aspects
Households
Humans
Masks
Masks - statistics & numerical data
Physical Distancing
Public health
Quarantine
Quarantine - statistics & numerical data
Risk
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sports associations
Time Factors
United States - epidemiology
Ventilation
Ventilation - statistics & numerical data
Video games
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Zusammenfassung:The National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) began the 2020 football season in July, implementing extensive mitigation and surveillance measures in facilities and during travel and gameplay. Mitigation protocols* were evaluated and modified based on data from routine reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19); proximity tracking devices; and detailed interviews. Midseason, transmission was observed in persons who had cumulative interactions of
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7004e2