Lyft leads coalition offering 60 million rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination sites
By Jordan Smith
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Lyft is not in the business of bringing medicine to customers, but they will be taking customers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
The ride-hailing company is offering 60 million free or discounted rides to and from coronavirus vaccination sites in uninsured, at-risk and low-income communities. Making sure people can get to vaccination sites when they need to is mission critical to beating this virus, Lyft Co-Founder and President John Zimmer said in a news release.
According to Lyft 5.8 million Americans delay or miss medical care due to lack of transportation in a typical year.
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Lyft announced on Monday that they'll provide 60 million rides to and from vaccination sites for low-income, uninsured, and at-risk communities when COVID-19 vaccines become ready.
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Both Lyft (LYFT) and Uber (UBER) are offering millions of free and discounted rides for Americans to get inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.
Lyft announced on Tuesday that it was providing 60 million rides to and from vaccination sites for low-income, uninsured, and at-risk individuals when a COVID vaccine becomes available to them.
Uber is offering 10 million free or discounted rides to ensure that transportation is not a barrier to receiving the vaccine.
Lyft has partnered up with JPMorgan Chase, Anthem Inc., and the United Way, as well as Epic, Centene Corporation, Modern Health, One Medical, National Hispanic Council on Aging, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, National Urban League, and the National Action Network.