Alabama football: At least five players have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus

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It's hard to see NFL, college football being played as usual this fall

Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke Thursday morning, saying “football may not happen this year,” and the fearless world of football shuddered in reply. Our beloved national game, the antithesis of social distancing, is in trouble in 2020, leaving us with this stark question:

How many hospitalizations and deaths of players, coaches, staff, administrators, referees and fans, if they are allowed, will we accept to have our football this fall?
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CMcEver said:
In the US, 2.15 million have tested positive for COVID-19, of those, there have been 115k reported deaths. That equates to ~5% mortality rate. Flu has an estimated mortality rate of .095%. So, speaking in terms of mortality rate, this is much more dangerous than the flu, it's hard to determine the possible total deaths or spread, because we spent months quarantining, which we we've never done for the flu. Besides age group, even if you survive the disease, a large portion of patients are turning out with long-term or irreversible lung/respiratory damage, something that could greatly affect an athlete. But OP was talking about people in stands, people of all ages attend games and spreading of this virus is the concern, not the players necessarily. We probably will have a vaccine this fall, but until then, personally, I'm going to err on the side of caution.
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It’s important to note that the long term respiratory effects are in patients with severe symptoms (e.g. hospitalized) I haven’t seen data around the % of recovered patients showing potential long term effects.
 
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UCLA players hesitant to return to football activities, want third-party health official for COVID-19 concerns

According to a document obtained by the Los Angeles Times, 30 players within the program asserted they do not trust UCLA or coach Chip Kelly to act in their best interest regarding their health -- an area where the university has "perpetually failed." The document comes after players met over the course of several hours via videoconference on Thursday night. Furthermore, the group of athletes, which reportedly includes quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson, have demanded that the following items be implemented:
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A third-party health official on hand for all football activities to ensure all COVID-19 prevention protocols are being followed​
Anonymous whistleblower protections for players and staff to report violations​
Scholarship protection for those making decisions about whether to come back to campus​
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Comment: The document is behind a paywall for the moment.
 
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CMcEver said:
In the US, 2.15 million have tested positive for COVID-19, of those, there have been 115k reported deaths. That equates to ~5% mortality rate. Flu has an estimated mortality rate of .095%. So, speaking in terms of mortality rate, this is much more dangerous than the flu, it's hard to determine the possible total deaths or spread, because we spent months quarantining, which we we've never done for the flu. Besides age group, even if you survive the disease, a large portion of patients are turning out with long-term or irreversible lung/respiratory damage, something that could greatly affect an athlete. But OP was talking about people in stands, people of all ages attend games and spreading of this virus is the concern, not the players necessarily. We probably will have a vaccine this fall, but until then, personally, I'm going to err on the side of caution.
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It’s also important to note that in most cause you only get tested if you’re showing bad symptoms. If every single person got tested that percentage would be much much lower
 
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