NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league is looking into hosting an undetermined number of vaccinated healthcare workers at the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa. Goodell raised the possibility on a conference call with reporters after a meeting with team owners. “Part of today’s meeting, we discussed an exciting idea to honor healthcare workers and thank them for their extraordinary service during the pandemic and also promote the importance of vaccination,” he said. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said that even those who are vaccinated would be required to wear masks at the Super Bowl and adhere to other risk-mitigation methods, such as social distancing. “We’re not looking to pack the stadium with people who are vaccinated,” Sills said.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 16, 2020 22:21 UTC