{"id":995688,"date":"2021-11-10T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=995688"},"modified":"2021-11-10T19:13:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T00:13:46","slug":"cal-usc-game-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cal-usc-game-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal-USC Game Postponed Due to Coronavirus Outbreak Among 99% Vaccinated Golden Bears Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcal-usc-game-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak-among-99-vaccinated-golden-bears-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=995688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Katelyn-Mulcahy_Getty-Images-1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The California Golden Bears postponed Saturday\u2019s game against USC over a coronavirus outbreak among Bears players despite that the team is reportedly 99 percent vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Cal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/usc\/story\/2021-11-09\/usc-game-against-cal-canceled-due-to-golden-bears-covid-19-issues\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on Tuesday that the game scheduled for Nov. 13 will now be played on Dec. 4 after the outbreak left the team without enough players to field against USC, the <i>L.A. Times<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Trojan-Bears matchup becomes the first college football game of the 2021 season to be postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult decision to postpone this Saturday\u2019s game against USC,\u201d said Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton. \u201cWe know how important every one of our games is to our student-athletes, especially our seniors who have been incredible representatives of the program, but it was the right thing to do. Due to additional impact on specific position groups, we have decided to postpone Saturday\u2019s game. We have had multiple COVID-19 positives within our program, and we are taking every step we can to mitigate the spread and protect the greater community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some players have taken to social media to complain about the whole situation, especially concerning the testing requirements.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe players are frustrated with our University Health Services (UHS),\u201d Cal quarterback Chase Garbers said in a Tweet on Monday. \u201cCity and University officials spoke to us today, [and] they really had no answers for us. They just beat around the bush and deflected our questions. However, we did come away with that the testing last week was not mandated by anyone, it was highly recommended, meaning they should\u2019ve never happened. But the university told us it was mandated, and we could not participate unless we tested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey will continue to test us this week. These tests also aren\u2019t mandated but highly recommended so therefore we should have a choice on whether to take the test or not. But they are still forcing us to take the test with the threat of cancelling competition unless we test. Nothing was mandated but it was enforced as so with the threat of keeping players and staff out of competition until we tested and the same if for this week. We have worked too hard to have someone take this all away from us, it is wrong. We deserve answers and transparent communication.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.680981595092\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We players are frustrated with our University Health Services(UHS) \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U1GDfOJjg6\">pic.twitter.com\/U1GDfOJjg6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chase Garbers (@ChaseGarbers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaseGarbers\/status\/1457913852578779144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cal linebacker Luc Bequette blasted the situation, as well, noting that he has been warned that he can get arrested in Berkeley for not taking a COVID test but can go to San Francisco and be ignored for robbing stores.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUHS told us we could be arrested for refusing to test as vaccinated individuals with no symptoms. If I understand correctly, I can go to San Francisco, steal a bunch of items in a Walgreens, and not be arrested. However, if I refuse a test in Berkeley, I can be,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.26409495549\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UHS told us we could be arrested for refusing to test as vaccinated individuals with no symptoms. If I understand correctly, I can go to San Francisco, steal a bunch of items in a Walgreens, and not be arrested. However, if I refuse a test in Berkeley, I can be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dfCiELikMi\">https:\/\/t.co\/dfCiELikMi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luc Bequette (@LucBequette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucBequette\/status\/1458142012872425473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Berkeley\u2019s Department of Public Health accused the school\u2019s entire football program of causing the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCases emerged in an environment of ongoing failure to abide by public health measures,\u201d the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/collegesports\/article\/cal-football-covid-outbreak-44-cases-berkeley-16608097.php\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cPeople in the program did not: Get tested when sick, stay home when sick, [or wear] masks indoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese simple measures keep people safe,\u201d the statement continues. \u201cFailing to do so results not only in individual infections, sickness, and worse, but also threatens the safety of all around them \u2013 especially those with compromised immune systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Golden Bears postponed Saturday\u2019s game against USC over a coronavirus outbreak among Bears players despite that the team is reportedly 99 percent vaccinated. 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