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I’ve just been doing my thing and masking up when I’m going out and just staying close and hanging around family.”', '_version': 1, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckn7xm47m001f02s0ifx9ucb3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna are <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/world/pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccines-infection.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20210329&amp;instance_id=0&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;ref=headline&amp;regi_id=68008512&amp;segment_id=54428&amp;user_id=bb8f69b7b5ccee18bbb906295a1209f3">90% effective</a> two weeks after the second dose, according to the CDC. There has <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html">not been a single death attributed in the U.S.</a> to the more than 168 million vaccine doses administered.', '_version': 1, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/ckn7xm47m001h02s0b8pbo9z0@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'As a franchise quarterback, Allen’s words matter. I’m not saying he shouldn’t express his genuine opinions about vaccines or other topics. A culture of silence is bad for everybody. Later in the interview, he voiced his opposition towards mandatory vaccination policies. No issue there. 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