The National Football League (NFL) announced in a memo sent to teams on Tuesday that Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals will be required to get a COVID-19 booster shot by late December. The new regulation comes as 25 players on the active roster and 11 on practice squads were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list after testing positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, the NFL said in a statement. It is the highest reported number of CCP virus cases since the creation of this COVID-19 list in the 2020 season, according to the statement, which cited NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. “Following the rash of positive tests, the NFL is mandating that all Tier 1 and 2 personnel ‘who have previously been vaccinated and are eligible under [CDC] guidelines,’ must receive a booster shot by Dec. 27,” as announced in a memo obtained by NFL …