What can sports organizations do when professional athletes refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19? The NBA has stopped short of introducing a vaccine mandate for its players, but 90% of those players have had shots already. In Britain, the Premier League is struggling with what to do with its professional soccer players who’ve been slow to get the vaccine. The World’s Orla Barry reports from London.
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