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Play in free Big Game prop quiz for shot to win up to $10K

You’re already going to be watching when Los Angeles and Cincinnati square off this Sunday, so why not make the experience even more fun — and potentially profitable — by joining our free-to-play Big Game prop quiz. Put your predictive skills to the test with our low-risk, high-reward Yahoo Fantasy Slate contest where you can win up to $10K. And again, the best part is, it’s totally free to play! You’ll get to make picks on things like who wins the Big Game, will a QB win MVP and which… Source link

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Jordan Spieth survives terrifying cliff shot at Pebble Beach

Jordan Spieth got as close to the cliffs at Pebble Beach as he possibly could on Saturday afternoon. Though he miraculously saved par in the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Spieth had to take off running backward after his shot so he didn’t fall nearly 70 feet down onto the rocks and beach below. “It was by far the most nerve-wracking shot I’ve ever hit in my life, like by far,” he was heard telling his caddie. Spieth’s drive on the par-4 eighth landed just a few inches… Source link

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Alzheimer’s-like changes found in COVID patients’ brains; flu shot, mRNA booster safe together

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer’s disease – accumulation of a protein called tau inside brain cells, and abnormal amounts of the protein beta-amyloid that… Source link

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‘I got the Pfizer’ vaccine, leaves door open to getting booster shot

Donald J. Trump joined Yahoo Finance for a wide-ranging conversation covering topics such as the U.S. economy, COVID-19 vaccines, cryptocurrencies, and his thinking on a third run for the presidency in 2024. The full interview will be released on Monday. Former President Donald Trump has revealed which COVID-19 vaccine he received before leaving the White House.   “Well, I got the Pfizer and I would have been very happy with any of them,” Trump told Yahoo Finance Live in a wide-ranging… Source link

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3 reasons why the FDA rejected Pfizer’s booster shot for general population

The FDA rejected Pfizer (PFE)/BioNTech’s (BNTX) booster shot recommendation for the general public in order to place greater focus on inoculating the unvaccinated populations and collecting more data on booster shots, Meghan FitzGerald, adjunct associate professor of health policy and management at Columbia University, told Yahoo Finance Live. Though the FDA rejected the booster for the general public by a large margin (16-2), the shot was endorsed unanimously for the elderly and… Source link

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FDA panel votes against Pfizer’s booster shot

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted Friday against approval of Pfizer (PFE)/BioNTech’s (BNTX) third dose for the U.S. The vote comes after a heated debate in recent weeks over the need for booster or additional shots, which both mRNA companies — Pfizer and Moderna (MRNA) — have advocated for. Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s leading expert on vaccines, touched on the controversy in his introductory remarks. “We know that there may be differing opinions of the… Source link

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3 major companies just fired a warning shot at stock market bulls

Despite investment banks such as Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse recently cutting their U.S. equity outlooks, one would be hard-pressed to not find bulls continuing to outnumber bears on Wall Street.  Chat up any strategist on the Street and most are apt to play down the impact of the Delta variant on the U.S. economy, while playing up the potential for companies to expand profit margins further. The bulls — and again they continue to rule the roost —are also quick to point out strong… Source link

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The family of an unvaccinated Florida man who died of COVID before he could get a shot will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral

A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country’s first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, June 24, 2020. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters A Florida family of an unvaccinated man will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral. Marquis Davis wanted to get the vaccine after he was hospitalized but it was too late, his wife told WFTV. The family, along with their church, will offer the… Source link

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Pfizer Shot Halts Severe Illness in Israel as Delta Spreads

(Bloomberg) — Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine was less effective at keeping people from getting the coronavirus in Israel in recent weeks, but it continues to provide a strong shield against severe Covid-19, according to government data. The vaccine protected 64% of people against the illness between June 6 and early July, down from a previous 94%. The drop was observed as the delta variant was spreading in Israel, the Health Ministry said. It also coincided with the lifting of virus restrictions at… Source link

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