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Braves legend Hank Aaron receives COVID vaccine, implores others to do the same
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron, whose 755 career home runs stand as the second-most in major-league history, is one of over four million Americans to receive the COVID vaccine, which is now available to essential workers and elderly patients. Doctors administered Aaron’s first of two doses Tuesday at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, an experience the 86-year-old described as “wonderful.”
“I don’t have any qualms about it at all,” the Braves legend said Tuesday via Michael Warren and Ron Warren of the Associated Press. “I feel quite proud of myself for doing something like this.”
Despite countless assurances by leading medical professionals, a December survey conducted by the NORC Center for Public Affairs revealed an alarming 40 percent of African Americans would still reject the vaccine if presented to them. By going for his first dose Tuesday, Aaron wanted to show those still skeptical of the vaccine they have nothing to fear. “It’s just a small thing that can help zillions of people in this country.”
Due to his advanced age, putting him at a higher risk of experiencing severe COVID symptoms, Aaron was able to receive the vaccine before many others, though Morehouse plans to lower its age qualifications, reserving 500 Moderna vaccines for participants 75 and older beginning Saturday. The 65+ age bracket will be prioritized after that.
“I’ve been taking vaccines for 88 years now and I haven’t been sick,” said civil rights leader and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young, who received his vaccine alongside Aaron. “The truth of it is, black folks have been living by shots and just because they did something crazy and murderous and evil back in 1931, we’re still thinking about that. We’ve got to get over that.”
Young is referring to the Tuskegee Experiment, an unethical study beginning in the 1930s that deceived African Americans into believing they were receiving free medical care from the federal government. Instead, they were given placebos with many participants left to suffer the effects of untreated syphilis. That instilled a culture of distrust toward vaccines and modern medicine, which still exists to varying degrees within the black community.
“I’m a product of vaccines,” said Young. “Why would I stop now?”
I was proud to get the COVID-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do the same! https://t.co/RAlkmkCRra— Hank Aaron (@HenryLouisAaron) January 5, 2021LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram
Braves legend Hank Aaron receives COVID vaccine, implores others to do the same
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron, whose 755 career home runs stand as the second-most in major-league history, is one of over four million Americans to receive the COVID vaccine, which is now available to essential workers and elderly patients. Doctors administered Aaron’s first of two doses Tuesday at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, an experience the 86-year-old described as “wonderful.”
“I don’t have any qualms about it at all,” the Braves legend said Tuesday via Michael Warren and Ron Warren of the Associated Press. “I feel quite proud of myself for doing something like this.”
Despite countless assurances by leading medical professionals, a December survey conducted by the NORC Center for Public Affairs revealed an alarming 40 percent of African Americans would still reject the vaccine if presented to them. By going for his first dose Tuesday, Aaron wanted to show those still skeptical of the vaccine they have nothing to fear. “It’s just a small thing that can help zillions of people in this country.”
Due to his advanced age, putting him at a higher risk of experiencing severe COVID symptoms, Aaron was able to receive the vaccine before many others, though Morehouse plans to lower its age qualifications, reserving 500 Moderna vaccines for participants 75 and older beginning Saturday. The 65+ age bracket will be prioritized after that.
“I’ve been taking vaccines for 88 years now and I haven’t been sick,” said civil rights leader and former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young, who received his vaccine alongside Aaron. “The truth of it is, black folks have been living by shots and just because they did something crazy and murderous and evil back in 1931, we’re still thinking about that. We’ve got to get over that.”
Young is referring to the Tuskegee Experiment, an unethical study beginning in the 1930s that deceived African Americans into believing they were receiving free medical care from the federal government. Instead, they were given placebos with many participants left to suffer the effects of untreated syphilis. That instilled a culture of distrust toward vaccines and modern medicine, which still exists to varying degrees within the black community.
“I’m a product of vaccines,” said Young. “Why would I stop now?”
I was proud to get the COVID-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do the same! https://t.co/RAlkmkCRra— Hank Aaron (@HenryLouisAaron) January 5, 2021LISTEN NOW on the RADIO.COM AppFollow RADIO.COM SportsTwitter | Facebook I Instagram
Sean Payton's idea for home-field advantage for Saints? Test, quarantine 50,000 fans
(WWL) Ahead of the Saints' matchup against the Bears in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Sunday afternoon in the wild-card round, New Orleans coach Sean Payton pitched an interesting idea to create home-field advantage for his team.
“I brought up the idea of testing 50,000 people and quarantining them in a hotel and having like the most safest Superdome known to man, scientifically,” Payton said Wednesday with a slight laugh. “Bus them, they’ve tested every day and you’ve got a COVID-free facility. I think that’s possible. I don’t know if it’s taken off or not.”
The Superdome has hosted only a limited number of fans for Saints home games this season due to the COVID-19 positivity rate and guidelines in Louisiana.
With fans barred from attending games or only doing so in a limited capacity across the NFL amid the pandemic, home-field advantage became moot. Road teams went 128-127-1 in the 2020 regular season, the Associated Press reported, the first winning mark for visitors in a single season since the AFL and NFL merged in 1970.
Payton said that while he believes his plan could work, he and the Saints are more focused on what they can control when the host the Bears.
“It’s the team creating its excitement and generating its excitement, and I think you’ve got to be ready ready,” he said.
Kevin Durant to miss Tuesday's Nets-Jazz game due to 'NBA health and safety protocols'
The Brooklyn Nets have announced the Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday night’s game against Utah for what the team calls “health and safety protocols.”
Adrian Wojnarowski and Malinka Andrews os ESPN have the full scoop:
Kevin Durant's facing a 7-day quarantine under league protocols because of exposure to a positive COVID-19 case, sources tell ESPN. He had the coronavirus in May, continues to register antibodies and has tested negative in multiple recents tests. He'd miss 4 games in next week. https://t.co/HFHFKHolte— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 4, 2021Durant previously tested positive for Coronavirus in March, and said he was asymptomatic at the time of the positive test.
"I'm alive," he told the Washington Post this spring. "That's it. That's all I can tell you. I'm good. The unknown is always scary, but I had a lot of support. I knew if I needed anything, I could call someone. [As a society], we still haven't figured this whole thing out."
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Kevin Durant to miss Tuesday's Nets-Jazz game due to 'NBA health and safety protocols'
The Brooklyn Nets have announced the Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday night’s game against Utah for what the team calls “health and safety protocols.”
According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the move is indeed COVID-19 related, and is a result of a contact tracing issue - and insider Shams Charania reports that Durant will likely have to quarantine for seven days, meaning he will miss at least the next four games.
While the #Nets have been hard-hit by COVID-19, it’s important to note that Kevin Durant missing the #Jazz game isn’t due to having coronavirus. This is simply a contact tracing issue, according to a league source. #NBA— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) January 4, 2021Durant previously tested positive for Coronavirus in March, and said he was asymptomatic at the time of the positive test.
"I'm alive," he told the Washington Post this spring. "That's it. That's all I can tell you. I'm good. The unknown is always scary, but I had a lot of support. I knew if I needed anything, I could call someone. [As a society], we still haven't figured this whole thing out."
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Kevin Durant to miss Tuesday's Nets-Jazz game due to 'NBA health and safety protocols'
The Brooklyn Nets have announced the Kevin Durant is out for Tuesday night’s game against Utah for what the team calls “health and safety protocols.”
According to Brian Lewis of the New York Post, the move is indeed COVID-19 related, and is a result of a contact tracing issue - and insider Shams Charania reports that Durant will likely have to quarantine for seven days, meaning he will miss at least the next four games.
While the #Nets have been hard-hit by COVID-19, it’s important to note that Kevin Durant missing the #Jazz game isn’t due to having coronavirus. This is simply a contact tracing issue, according to a league source. #NBA— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) January 4, 2021Durant previously tested positive for Coronavirus in March, and said he was asymptomatic at the time of the positive test.
"I'm alive," he told the Washington Post this spring. "That's it. That's all I can tell you. I'm good. The unknown is always scary, but I had a lot of support. I knew if I needed anything, I could call someone. [As a society], we still haven't figured this whole thing out."
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Boomer Esiason to replace Tony Romo on CBS' call of Cardinals/Rams game due to COVID protocols
If you were hoping to get your Tony Romo fix Sunday, I have some bad news. The former NFL star, now one of the most popular and well-compensated voices in sports media, won’t be in attendance when the Rams host Arizona in Sunday’s regular season finale, with CBS attributing his absence to “COVID protocols.”
Due to Covid-19 protocols, Boomer Esiason will fill in for Tony Romo calling the Cardinals-Rams game alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on Sunday. https://t.co/BDD8sd2I9t— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) January 2, 2021That label doesn’t tell us much other than that Romo won’t be announcing Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will be joined in the booth by Boomer Esiason, who the network has elevated from his usual role as studio analyst. This will be only the second game Romo has missed this year after the former quarterback earned a reprieve in Week 12, the result of Nantz being tied up with other responsibilities (he was calling the Masters Tournament in Augusta).
Romo’s former team, the Cowboys, are dealing with COVID issues of their own, which required them to stage a “virtual” practice Friday while their facility was shut down. The virus has also been making the rounds among broadcasters with Mike Tirico subbing in for Al Michaels (who reported no symptoms) on Sunday Night Football last month. Similarly, Kirk Herbstreit had to cover Friday’s Sugar Bowl for ESPN remotely following a positive test.
Hopefully Romo will be cleared for next week’s Wild Card round which, due to the expanded playoff field this year, will feature six games for the first time.
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CBS' Tony Romo won’t announce Sunday’s Cardinals/Rams game due to COVID protocols
If you were hoping to get your Tony Romo fix Sunday, I have some bad news. The former NFL star, now one of the most popular and well-compensated voices in sports media, won’t be in attendance when the Rams host Arizona in Sunday’s regular season finale, with CBS attributing his absence to “COVID protocols.”
Due to Covid-19 protocols, Boomer Esiason will fill in for Tony Romo calling the Cardinals-Rams game alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on Sunday. https://t.co/BDD8sd2I9t— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) January 2, 2021That label doesn’t tell us much other than that Romo won’t be announcing Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will be joined in the booth by Boomer Esiason, who the network has elevated from his usual role as studio analyst. This will be only the second game Romo has missed this year after the former quarterback earned a reprieve in Week 12, the result of Nantz being tied up with other responsibilities (he was calling the Masters Tournament in Augusta).
Romo’s former team, the Cowboys, are dealing with COVID issues of their own, which required them to stage a “virtual” practice Friday while their facility was shut down. The virus has also been making the rounds among broadcasters with Mike Tirico subbing in for Al Michaels (who reported no symptoms) on Sunday Night Football last month. Similarly, Kirk Herbstreit had to cover Friday’s Sugar Bowl for ESPN remotely following a positive test.
Hopefully Romo will be cleared for next week’s Wild Card round which, due to the expanded playoff field this year, will feature six games for the first time.
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CBS' Tony Romo won’t announce Sunday’s Cardinals/Rams game due to COVID protocols
If you were hoping to get your Tony Romo fix Sunday, I have some bad news. The former NFL star, now one of the most popular and well-compensated voices in sports media, won’t be in attendance when the Rams host Arizona in Sunday’s regular season finale, with CBS attributing his absence to “COVID protocols.”
Due to Covid-19 protocols, Boomer Esiason will fill in for Tony Romo calling the Cardinals-Rams game alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on Sunday. https://t.co/BDD8sd2I9t— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) January 2, 2021That label doesn’t tell us much other than that Romo won’t be announcing Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will be joined in the booth by Boomer Esiason, who the network has elevated from his usual role as studio analyst. This will be only the second game Romo has missed this year after the former quarterback earned a reprieve in Week 12, the result of Nantz being tied up with other responsibilities (he was calling the Masters Tournament in Augusta).
Romo’s former team, the Cowboys, are dealing with COVID issues of their own, which required them to stage a “virtual” practice Friday while their facility was shut down. The virus has also been making the rounds among broadcasters with Mike Tirico subbing in for Al Michaels (who reported no symptoms) on Sunday Night Football last month. Similarly, Kirk Herbstreit had to cover Friday’s Sugar Bowl for ESPN remotely following a positive test.
Hopefully Romo will be cleared for next week’s Wild Card round which, due to the expanded playoff field this year, will feature six games for the first time.
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CBS' Tony Romo won’t announce Sunday’s Cardinals/Rams game due to COVID protocols
If you were hoping to get your Tony Romo fix Sunday, I have some bad news. The former NFL star, now one of the most popular and well-compensated voices in sports media, won’t be in attendance when the Rams host Arizona in Sunday’s regular season finale, with CBS attributing his absence to “COVID protocols.”
Due to Covid-19 protocols, Boomer Esiason will fill in for Tony Romo calling the Cardinals-Rams game alongside Jim Nantz and Tracy Wolfson on Sunday. https://t.co/BDD8sd2I9t— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) January 2, 2021That label doesn’t tell us much other than that Romo won’t be announcing Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead, play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will be joined in the booth by Boomer Esiason, who the network has elevated from his usual role as studio analyst. This will be only the second game Romo has missed this year after the former quarterback earned a reprieve in Week 12, the result of Nantz being tied up with other responsibilities (he was calling the Masters Tournament in Augusta).
Romo’s former team, the Cowboys, are dealing with COVID issues of their own, which required them to stage a “virtual” practice Friday while their facility was shut down. The virus has also been making the rounds among broadcasters with Mike Tirico subbing in for Al Michaels (who reported no symptoms) on Sunday Night Football last month. Similarly, Kirk Herbstreit had to cover Friday’s Sugar Bowl for ESPN remotely following a positive test.
Hopefully Romo will be cleared for next week’s Wild Card round which, due to the expanded playoff field this year, will feature six games for the first time.
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