The Latest: Astros to allow 50% capacity for games in April
Houston hosts 14 games in April -- Oakland and Detroit visit for three each, the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle play four times. ___The Charlotte Hornets will allow approximately 5,000 fans to attend NBA home games beginning March 26 against Miami, or about 25% percent of the Spectrum Centerโs seating capacity. Thatโs a 10% increase from the 3,000 fans that were allowed to attend home games beginning March 13. ___The Preakness will be run in front of a limited capacity of 10,000 fans at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15. AdSince the pandemic was declared in March 2020, the Ad Council has mobilized the industry to launch a multi-pronged communications effort to combat COVID-19.
Ad Council launches largest campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated for the coronavirus
ROANOKE, Va. โ Some hope to tackle the coronavirus pandemic with vaccination education. Thatโs why the Ad Council is launching their largest campaign in history. Partnering with grassroots and social media platforms, the Ad Council is pushing the message โitโs up to you.โReminding people of human connection moments before the pandemic, the campaign is targeting the 40% of Americans who are still hesitant to get the vaccine. โYour questions are ok, your hesitancy is ok,โ Ad Council Chief Campaign Development Officer Michelle Hillman said. Hopefully, that drops their guard a little bit and opens their aperture to receive the messages.โThe campaign is expected to run on all platforms for several months.
Lung cancer: New scan helps beat the odds
Lung cancer kills more than 150,000 Americans every year, and when it's diagnosed has a big impact on survival. This Lung Cancer Awareness Month the American Lung Association has partnered up with the Ad Council to encourage those at particular risk to get screened using a relatively new non-invasive and painless technology. The low-dose CT scan detects lung cancer in the early stages, often before there are any symptoms, when the disease is more treatable. "If everybody who qualified got this scan, it would save about 48,000 lives a year," says the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Dr. Jacobb Sands. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths.