SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC Thursday announced that all first team players and support staff are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
All vaccine-eligible players for the club’s Tacoma Defiance roster and associated support staff also are fully vaccinated.
Sounders FC also os partnering with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and the City of Seattle, with assistance from Lumen Field and First & Goal Inc., to offer vaccinations to all eligible fans at home games. That will begin Sunday as the Rave Green take on the LA Galaxy (9 p.m. ET / FS1, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
“Vaccinating all players and support staff across both our first team and Tacoma Defiance groups is a major milestone for our club,” Sounders FC general manager and president of soccer Garth Lagerwey said in a statement. “Bringing everyone to this moment safely would not have been possible without a lot of focused and dedicated people, but, in particular, I want to recognize our exemplary medical staff for steering us through the past year.
“It’s also critical to mention that as a community it’s essential for as many people as possible get vaccinated, while remaining socially distant and using masks. We hope that our players and staff being 100 percent bought into the overall vaccination effort inspires others to do the same, and we need to thank the City of Seattle, Public Health – Seattle and King County, in addition to Lumen Field, First & Goal Inc. and Virginia Mason Franciscan Health for leading this mass vaccination initiative at our upcoming home matches.”
Fan vaccinations – like all COVID-19 vaccinations – are free of charge and are being made available on a walk-up basis with no appointments necessary. Two locations will serve those in attendance: one in the West Field Plaza outside of section 140, and the second in the East Main Concourse outside of section 104.
Vaccinations will be available starting when gates open and running through the end of the match. Fans being vaccinated on Sunday will also receive a voucher to redeem for a free hot dog at Lumen Field concession stands.