Get the shot: Hoyer, Ross news should be call to action originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago To the unvaccinated Cubs, unvaccinated Cubs fans, and everybody else in the damn country who’s over the age of 12 and otherwise eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination who hasn’t already been vaccinated: Get. The. Damn. Shot. Please, already. NBC Sports Do it for yourself, your teammates, your family, for the lug next to you in the bleachers. Just do it. This pandemic hasn’t gone away. And as the virus continues to mutate into new, more transmissible variants, it’s straining ICUs and morgues in communities across the country, most acutely in regions with the lowest vaccination rates. When Cubs president Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross both tested positive for the virus Friday morning, it was just the latest reminder of all of that, if not a wakeup call. Both are fully vaccinated, underscoring how transmissible this virus remains, especially with its newer variants. And the fact they both report being asymptomatic as they isolate from the team underscores how effective and important the vaccines are. And for those on the timeline using these positives as some kind of evidence supporting an anti-vax rationale:…
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Cubs' Jed Hoyer, David Ross COVID-19 News Another Wakeup Call – NBC Chicago
