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Only 1 Seahawks players remains unvaccinated against COVID-19

After all returning players are processed, only one Seattle Seahawks member will remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 for personal reasons.

The Seattle Seahawks have been one of the most successful clubs in the NFL as far as keeping coronavirus outbreaks at bay. Now, with training camp just getting started, the Seahawks are set to have nearly their entire roster vaccinated in the near future.

“By the time we get everybody processed, we’ll have one guy that isn’t vaccinated, so we’re really thrilled about that,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters on Wednesday. “The guys made an extraordinary effort to take care of one another. The statement they made, particularly the guys who were uncertain about what to do, they made a decision based on their team as well as themselves. They wanted to do what was best for everybody and what would be safest for everyone, so that’s a marvelous statement that our guys made.”

Seattle has 91 players on the roster heading into camp and 90 of those have had at least one COVID-19 shot. As for the one holdout, Carroll was able to provide the following information:

“He’s got real personal reasons why that goes back to the family stuff, so we’re going to take care of him throughout.”

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65% of NFL players have had at least 1 COVID-19 shot

According to the latest data, 65% of all NFL players have had at least 1 COVID-19 shot, exceeding the numbers nationally in their age groups.

The players in the National Football League are exceeding the national average in their age groups when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.

“65% of NFL players have had at least one shot, per NFL medical officer Allen Sills,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted Friday morning. “That’s approximately the same percent as rest of the country. But for Americans ages 18-24, it’s around 48%. Ages 25-39 is around 50%. So players are over indexing compared to people their age.”

The Seahawks players are doing even better than their counterparts across the league, with the hopes of having the bulk of the roster completely vaccinated by the start of training camp at the end of July.

“There’s a chance,” Pete Carroll told reporters last week. “We’ve got a shot at it because we’re far enough along. We have a little vaccination event going on right now after this practice, so we’ll see how those numbers show. But we’re not in bad shape, we’re within striking distance of making it. I think the bulk of the team will be done…

“We’re going to be hovering around 70% here soon, maybe by the end of the week, and we’ll see where that takes us from there.”

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