A person gets vaccinated against COVID-19 inside Penn Station on May 26, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images After offering free donuts and vaccination clinics underneath the American Museum of Natural History’s blue whale, New York City just announced a more direct method to lure vaccine-hesitant residents to get their shots: Money.
It’s not a bad idea, and has proven successful elsewhere. In June, New Mexico offered $100 in cash to people who got fully vaccinated over a period of four days. The number of Johnson & Johnson shots administered during that time quadrupled to over 2,000 per day statewide . In Columbus, Ohio, there was a 289 percent increase in vaccinations during the first week of the city’s recently launched $100 Vax Cash program.
For New York’s cash-for-vaxx program, only residents and people who work in the city qualify. The $100 will be paid with a prepaid debit card that will either be issued in digital form on the spot or sent in the mail. There are also a handful of other perks the city has been offering that you can opt for instead, including NYC Football Club tickets, a ten-ride pass for the ferry, or a two-week Citi Bike membership.
But now, many of the 4.9 million New Yorkers who’ve already received at least one dose are wondering where their hundred bucks is. “What I’m hearing is de Blasio owes me $100,” writer Gita Jackson said on Twitter. Another person tweeted, “So as an early vaxxer, am I getting my check in the mail or should I pick it up at my nearest CVS?” But there won’t be any retroactive payments. “You did the right thing and the reward is you were kept safe,” de Blasio said on Wednesday.
2 issues with this… 1) what about the people who followed the guidelines and got vaccinated earlier in the year?..where is my cash? You are rewarding bad behavior. 2) ifvthe city has that much money lying around how about using it for needed social services for the poor?
Curbed They should be doing this every year for flu shots. It's BS I have to pay to flu shots, when we should all be getting paid to not spread the flu.
There is so much problematic about this.
Curbed Wow I want my money I got the shot month’s ago
Curbed Here's a 100 for....YOUR LIFE...☹☠
It's sad we must bribe our neighbors to not be selfish & stupid, but if it works, it's worth it.
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