Associated Press
Pereira encouraged by NFL officials’ vaccination rates
While the NFL rightfully boasts about a player vaccination rate above 93%, the other folks on the field for games — the officials — are nearly at 100%. According to the league, the 121 officials are 99% vaccinated, which should make their jobs a bit easier, says former NFL officiating chief Mike Pereira. “If you are going to travel as much as these people are traveling — I am pro vaccine, I was vaccinated in January — when talking about your own safety, I am a believer in science, not in conspiracy,” says Pereira, now a football analyst for Fox Sports.