N.Y. to Trade Lottery Tickets for Vaccinations: Virus Update Bloomberg 20 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New York state will offer as a vaccine incentive $20 scratch-off lottery tickets, with a maximum payout of $5 million. New York City has passed 4 million first doses.
U.S. health leaders’ move to relax nationwide rules on masks for fully vaccinated people has spurred “understandable confusion,” said Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease doctor. Unvaccinated people should continue to wear masks in public, he said.
Moderna Inc. has begun exporting U.S.-produced Covid-19 vaccines to other countries, a key step as U.S. vaccine supply begins to be shipped abroad.
N.Y. Offers Lottery Tickets; EU Backs Certificates: Virus Update Bloomberg 20 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New York state will offer $20 scratch-off lottery tickets as a vaccine incentive, with a maximum payout of $5 million. A European Union-wide plan for vaccination certificates advanced, boosting chances of a summer tourism rebound.
Moderna Inc. has begun exporting U.S.-produced Covid-19 vaccines to other countries as domestic demand wanes.
Unvaccinated people in the U.S. should keep wearing masks in public, said Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s top health adviser. There’s “understandable confusion” after health authorities relaxed rules on masks for fully vaccinated people, he said.