The reality of life without the Covid jab is finally dawning on Premier League footballers.
A bespoke message from deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam is due to drop into their inboxes this week urging them to get vaccinated, and club medics are reporting a slow but steady uptake among previously reluctant players.
The prospect of being unable to attend nightclubs next month without a vaccine passport is a powerful incentive for many, while increasingly complex travel arrangements are also pushing them to get the jab.
One group of players travelling internationally last week had to endure a 5am start at an airport because five of the squad had not been immunised and therefore had to undergo a PCR test on landing at the nation where they were playing.