NFL’s test-to-release strategy helped vaccinated players shorten isolation time

The NFL’s COVID-19 test-to-release protocol, implemented in December during the omicron surge, helped NFL players and staff members shorten their isolation time, according to a study published in MMWR.
The strategy, detailed in a Dec. 16 memo from NFL officials, allowed fully vaccinated players who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 to “test out” of a required 10-day isolation period if they were asymptomatic for at least 24 hours. Players were required to be tested every day and could be tested up to three times a day.
According to the report, the NFL recorded an average of 336

The NFL’s COVID-19 test-to-release protocol, implemented in December during the omicron surge, helped NFL players and staff members shorten their isolation time, according to a study published in MMWR.
The strategy, detailed in a Dec. 16 memo from NFL officials, allowed fully vaccinated players who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 to “test out” of a required 10-day isolation period if they were asymptomatic for at least 24 hours. Players were required to be tested every day and could be tested up to three times a day.
According to the report, the NFL recorded an average of 336