“I don’t necessarily think that’s exactly important,” Prescott said. “I think that’s HIPAA.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
HIPAA does not apply to individuals being asked to disclose their own personal health information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is a federal law that restricts dissemination by third parties of any individual’s private medical information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ezekiel Elliott said this week he received the first of two doses as a commitment to being available to the Cowboys every week. Elliott tested positive for COVID-19 last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I got the vaccine just because I wanted to put myself in the best situation to be out there for my team week in and week out,” Elliott said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Prescott is moving without limitation and a full participant in practices, recovered from a season-ending ankle injury that required surgery and armed with a new long-term contract.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jones said he appreciated former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin’s sentiment that players unwilling to be fully vaccinated were not fully committed to winning, labeling the message “outstanding.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Prescott said in June — before the NFL clarified its vaccine policy, collectively bargained with the NFLPA — that he wouldn’t reveal his immunization status.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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