NCAA releases updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports

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According to the NCAA: A person who has had a documented COVID-19 infection in the past 90 days is considered the equivalent of "fully vaccinated."

NCAA releases updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports

2022 Winter Training and Competition guidance follows release of updated CDC quarantine and isolation recommendations.

www.ncaa.com

The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination and other immunity considerations.


For purposes of the winter guidelines, the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group has developed a definition of "fully vaccinated" that considers both vaccination status and other immunity factors that may impact risks for Tier 1 individuals, including student-athletes and coaches. Those considered fully vaccinated include people:

• Within two months of having completed the primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (one dose).
• Within five months of having completed the primary series of the mRNA Pfizer vaccine, or within six months of having completed the primary series of the mRNA Moderna vaccine (two doses for both).
• Who have received a booster vaccine if they are beyond two months of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or beyond five or six months of the mRNA Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, respectively.

A person who has had a documented COVID-19 infection in the past 90 days is considered the equivalent of "fully vaccinated."


COVID-19 management considerations suggest five days of quarantine after a positive test with isolation ending after five days if there are no symptoms or symptoms are resolving. Considerations also include masking around others for five additional days. Participation in athletic activities without a mask during days six through 10 can be considered following a negative PCR/NAAT test or antigen test.


The updated guidance also extends to close contacts. Those who are not fully vaccinated should quarantine at home for five days with no participation in athletic activities, followed by masking for five additional days. Participation in athletic activities without a mask can be considered during days six through 10 following a negative PCR/NAAT test or antigen test.


Close contacts who are considered fully vaccinated or who have had a recent infection do not need to quarantine but should wear a mask around others socially for 10 days when not actively training/competing. Athletic activities are permitted without a mask. Individuals should test on day five, if possible, and test if symptomatic.


"The omicron variant has presented another surge of cases across the country," NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline said. "This guidance was designed to align with the latest public health directives. Given how the pandemic continues to evolve, it's important that staff on member campuses continue to work with their local and state health officials on protocols most suitable for their locations."

The guidelines are for Tier 1 individuals and include other recommendations that carry over from the fall for testing and other athletic and nonathletic activities. As previously defined, Tier 1 individuals are those with the highest exposure (for example, student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials).


The NCAA guidance was developed in consultation with the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Working Group and Autonomy 5 Medical Advisory Group and takes into consideration available recommendations from the CDC. It is intended to be consistent with guidance published by the federal government and its health agencies and to reflect the relevant scientific and medical information available at the time of print. The guidance remains subject to revision as available data continues to emerge and evolve.


For more on college sports and COVID-19, visit ncaa.org/covid-19.

 

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Yawn

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

According to the NCAA: A person who has had a documented COVID-19 infection in the past 90 days is considered the equivalent of "fully vaccinated."

NCAA releases updated COVID-19 guidance for winter sports

2022 Winter Training and Competition guidance follows release of updated CDC quarantine and isolation recommendations.

www.ncaa.com

The NCAA has released updated guidance for winter sports competing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 Winter Training and Competition document follows recent updates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including recommendations for quarantine and isolation. The updated guidance addresses broad considerations that differentiate COVID-19 management in Tier 1 individuals based on vaccination and other immunity considerations.


For purposes of the winter guidelines, the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group has developed a definition of "fully vaccinated" that considers both vaccination status and other immunity factors that may impact risks for Tier 1 individuals, including student-athletes and coaches. Those considered fully vaccinated include people:

• Within two months of having completed the primary series of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (one dose).
• Within five months of having completed the primary series of the mRNA Pfizer vaccine, or within six months of having completed the primary series of the mRNA Moderna vaccine (two doses for both).
• Who have received a booster vaccine if they are beyond two months of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or beyond five or six months of the mRNA Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, respectively.

A person who has had a documented COVID-19 infection in the past 90 days is considered the equivalent of "fully vaccinated."


COVID-19 management considerations suggest five days of quarantine after a positive test with isolation ending after five days if there are no symptoms or symptoms are resolving. Considerations also include masking around others for five additional days. Participation in athletic activities without a mask during days six through 10 can be considered following a negative PCR/NAAT test or antigen test.


The updated guidance also extends to close contacts. Those who are not fully vaccinated should quarantine at home for five days with no participation in athletic activities, followed by masking for five additional days. Participation in athletic activities without a mask can be considered during days six through 10 following a negative PCR/NAAT test or antigen test.


Close contacts who are considered fully vaccinated or who have had a recent infection do not need to quarantine but should wear a mask around others socially for 10 days when not actively training/competing. Athletic activities are permitted without a mask. Individuals should test on day five, if possible, and test if symptomatic.


"The omicron variant has presented another surge of cases across the country," NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline said. "This guidance was designed to align with the latest public health directives. Given how the pandemic continues to evolve, it's important that staff on member campuses continue to work with their local and state health officials on protocols most suitable for their locations."

The guidelines are for Tier 1 individuals and include other recommendations that carry over from the fall for testing and other athletic and nonathletic activities. As previously defined, Tier 1 individuals are those with the highest exposure (for example, student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials).


The NCAA guidance was developed in consultation with the NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Working Group and Autonomy 5 Medical Advisory Group and takes into consideration available recommendations from the CDC. It is intended to be consistent with guidance published by the federal government and its health agencies and to reflect the relevant scientific and medical information available at the time of print. The guidance remains subject to revision as available data continues to emerge and evolve.


For more on college sports and COVID-19, visit ncaa.org/covid-19.

So a bunch of policies that will not actually DO much of anything with regard to the virus, but provide the image that "something is being done" ... even if that something is completely useless.

 

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Basically.

 

[Falconeer]

At this point in time, does anyone really care or pay any attention at all to what the NCAA has to say. Can you say Fauci syndrome.

 

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[Buckaineer]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

 

[westsiderSJHS77]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

I wonder if they weren’t liberal, would you feel the same about people with HIV?

 

[.Bodhi.]

I wonder if they weren’t liberal, would you feel the same about people with HIV?

But that 41 year old republican mother of three who went to Kroger maskless deserves to die.

The violent drug fiend, straight out of the film reels of Andy Warhol and John Waters, shooting up with syringes from the dumpster, deserves 28 billion tax dollars.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

Sure. Can we do the same for alcoholics, drug users, the sexually unsafe, the obese, tobacco users and those that make financial poor financial decisions?

 

[WVUALLEN]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

More survivors than dead.

Total cases	339,666,049
Total recoveries	273,249,320
Total deaths	5,584,394

 

[Phil1972]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

 

[locustwv]

Best thing to do would be isolate all those that think they know better than the scientists and medical personel— isolate them together but separate from everyone else so they can’t expose or infect anyone else. No masks, no vaccines and no wasting of medical personnel or medicines or hospital beds on them once sick. Let them knock each other off with COVID and the rest of us can follow needed requirements to end the pandemic and move on in a much better world.

Ok. Very dumb post!!