{"id":607962,"date":"2021-08-01T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T18:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607962"},"modified":"2021-08-01T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T18:51:27","slug":"cdc-pays-nfl-alumni-association-3-5m-to-promote-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-pays-nfl-alumni-association-3-5m-to-promote-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC pays NFL Alumni Association $3.5M to promote vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcdc-pays-nfl-alumni-association-3-5m-to-promote-vaccines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=607962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2477819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2477819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The official NFL logo is seen on the back of a hat in Los Angeles on July 21, 2020. (CHRIS DELMAS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:47 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 1, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The NFL Association just received a big check from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to <a href=\"https:\/\/nflalumnihealth.org\/covid-19\/\">promote the COVID-19 vaccine<\/a>. According to U.S. federal procurement documents, $3.5 million was given to the association in hopes of getting the word out to those resisting the jab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overall purpose of this contract is to facilitate collaboration among NFL Alumni and federal state and local public health officials as well as other local leaders to address vaccine hesitancy through communication and engagement with communities less likely to get vaccinated,\u201d stated the CDC\u2019s notice of intent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL Alumni Health President Bart Oates tells us why getting a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> vaccine is a win-win for fans and players! <\/p>\n<p>CDC is teaming up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflalumnihealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nflalumnihealth<\/a> to help get all of us back in the game. Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IqFmwywrlr\">https:\/\/t.co\/IqFmwywrlr<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hto4njH0Jq\">pic.twitter.com\/Hto4njH0Jq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CDC (@CDCgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CDCgov\/status\/1367568025935704066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The donation was part of a federal government campaign to catch NFL fans and players attention and further get them on board with getting vaccinated. However, many players have continued to resist the vaccine, including Buffalo\u2019s Cole Beasley, Arizona\u2019s DeAndre Hopkins and Tampa\u2019s Leonard Fournette.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/un-compound-attacked-in-afghanistan\/\">UN Compound Attacked In Afghanistan<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official NFL logo is seen on the back of a hat in Los Angeles on July 21, 2020. 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