Anything from a $1,000 savings bond to just 50 bucks would be enough to sway a good chunk of unvaccinated Americans to get their first Covid-19 jab.
FILE – In this April 10, 2021, file photo, registered nurse Ashleigh Velasco, left, administers the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to Rosemene Lordeus, right, at a clinic held by Healthcare Network in Immokalee, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
(CN) — Many Americans say they remain less than eager to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19 and remain skeptical of the vaccine’s safety – but the right financial incentive may be just the thing to change their mind.
Since the Covid-19 vaccination rollout began in earnest and more age groups become eligible to get the shot, businesses and local governments around the country have started to offer a myriad of freebies to those who show proof of getting at least one dose of the Covid vaccine. Anything from free doughnuts and beer, to cash to vaccinated employees, have been dangled before Americans to help bring them to the vaccination site.