Regarding the situation, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said, “It’s not something we can make them do.”
CLEMSON College football is once more fighting the deadly virus on the defensive.
The situation may not be as bad as it was the previous year, when the season, or at least a respectable imitation of it, appeared to be in peril, but the numbers are nonetheless alarming. In South Carolina, there were almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday alone—the highest number for a single day since early February. Only healthcare professionals and elderly people could obtain vaccinations back then, and even then, access was not always easy.
Physicians attribute the current upsurge to two factors: vaccination refusal and the Delta version, which spreads much more quickly. Only over 45% of South Carolinians are completely immunized against COVID, despite the fact that almost 9,000 people have died from the virus.
About four months ago, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had his injections. He expressed his satisfaction that the number of vaccinated people is almost double the state norm and stated he has urged his teammates to follow suit. However, 15% of the team is still unvaccinated.
That is concerning.
Swinney remarked, “We can’t force them to do it.” “I hope to witness us at our best. Hopefully, we’ll succeed. However, I appreciate their decision as it is theirs.
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Over the weekend, it was anticipated that Clemson’s squad will surpass the 85 percent immunization mark, which would make them eight out of the 14 ACC teams to do so. However, keep in mind that six of those institutions demand vaccination documentation from each student in order for them to be admitted. Wake Forest, Syracuse, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Duke, and Wake Forest are those.
