Atlanta Falcons Fire Scout Over Refusal to Get Covid-19 Vaccine

The Atlanta Falcons fired a scout over his refusal to get a Covid-19 vaccine, in a high-profile confrontation between a team and an employee in the closely watched setting of professional sports. A combination of educational blitzes, incentives and mandates have produced vaccination rates in professional sports that far exceed the rates in the general U.S. population. Around 90% of NBA players are vaccinated, as are 94% of NFL players and 99% of WNBA players. (Major League Baseball has declined to release a number specific to players.)