Last modified on Mon 10 May 2021 10.48 EDT
A micro-brewery in Buffalo, New York, has been offering free beer to encourage vaccine-hesitant customers to visit pop-up vaccination clinics next to its taprooms – and the program has been a roaring success.
The scheme, a hook-up between Erie county health department and two local breweries, comes as many regions across the US are seeing sharp declines in vaccine demand.
Under the plan, brewery patrons are offered a Moderna vaccine shot with a free pint glass and coupon for the vaccinated person’s drink of choice. A second drink comes with the second shot four weeks later.
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To further expand convenient opportunities for Illinoisans to get vaccinated, Governor JB Pritzker launched a new program today that offers building workers and returning office staff a chance to get their shot at work.
“Having vaccine available where you work makes getting vaccinated very convenient,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “SEIU and other area unions, local businesses, and the building managers have worked hand in hand with IDPH to make this as easy as possible. It’s exciting to see traffic in commercial districts across Illinois begin to pick up after a long year apart – an achievement only possible because of the life-saving protection of vaccines and the consequent reduction of cases and hospital admissions. More vaccinations will mean more of a return to normal for everyone.”
Erie County: nearly 48% of eligible residents have completed COVID vaccine series
When it comes to eligible residents who are at least 16 years old receiving the vaccine, 60.6% have had at least one dose. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 4:53 PM EDT May 7, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Nearly 39 percent of Erie County residents are fully vaccinated, the health department announced Friday.
The county said 38.9 percent of its residents have completed the COVID-19 vaccine series, while 49.7 percent of residents have had at least one dose. Those numbers from the New York State Department of Health run through Thursday.
When it comes to eligible residents who are at least 16 years old receiving the vaccine, the numbers are 47.7 percent of people having completed the vaccine series and 60.6 percent with at least one dose.