Free appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine at the daycare. Beaches of night meeting on Fridays.
And loose beer for over-21s if President Joe Biden’s vaccination goal is reached next month.
These are some of the newest incentives and methods put in place through the Biden administration to bring national COVID-19 vaccines to life, leading to the president’s goal that 70% of American adults get at least one shot by July 4.
Twelve states have already reached this milestone, according to the White House, Maryland, Maine, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
But Biden suggested Americans do more to increase unit numbers, and said Wednesday that his administration “doing everything possible” for a month of national action to convince those who so far couldn’t or didn’t want to resumed for a month. shot.
Others who are not vaccinated want help getting to an appointment, getting off work, helping with transportation, or finding someone to take care of young people on a date.
Part of the federal government’s most recent efforts include partnering with national child care providers — KinderCare, Learning Care Group, Bright Horizons and more than 500 YMCA’s in nearly every single state — to offer free, no-go appointments to parents and guardians. who want to support getting vaccinated.
And succeed in others? Free stuff.
Professional basketball, hockey and baseball groups will offer loose tickets to vaccinate others, as will NASCAR sites.
“That’s it: take a picture and drink a beer,” Biden said Wednesday in a speech in which he described the most recent outreach efforts.
The initiative with black-owned hairdressers and beauty salons will apply to businesses in spaces with the lowest vaccination rates, providing school vaccination fabrics to consumers and organizing on-site vaccination occasions.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and first Jill Biden will be traveling on a national excursion to inspire vaccines.
“We can reclaim our independence from COVID-19 and let go of the control it has had in our lives for nearly a year,” Biden said. “Each of you has the strength for us to gain that freedom as a nation. “
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