Colts and Washington have lowest vaccination rates in the NFL at less than 50%

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Two NFL teams have still failed to get most of their players vaccinated.

The Colts and the Washington football team are still less than 50% vaccinated, according to Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press.

This is an update to a previous report that said the Colts and Washington joined the Chargers and Cardinals as the only four teams with less than 50% of players vaccinated. The Chargers and Cardinals have since passed the 50% threshold, according to the report.

Everyone should get vaccinated because the vaccine is safe and effective against COVID-19. But NFL players don’t have to be vaccinated, and some choose not to. These players will have greater restrictions than their vaccinated teammates, with rules such as requiring unvaccinated players to wear masks in environments where vaccinated players do not need them, and requiring players to wear masks. unvaccinated to be tested daily while vaccinated players do not have to.

Teams with 85% of their players vaccinated will have fewer restrictions in their facilities. Washington and Indianapolis still have a long way to go.