New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that all residents who receive the second or third dose of the Covid vaccine by the end of the year will receive $ 100. “This is the time. Lots of people go out, call and help make your family and the whole city safer,” de Blasio said according to a tweet released from his office.
Also in July in New York City, a $ 100 ‘prize’ was promised to anyone who got vaccinated. At that time the authorities aimed to achieve herd immunity as soon as possible and, above all, to counter the advance of the Delta variant.
Today, however, the incentive aims to reduce the effects of the omicron variant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly three-quarters of all new infections in the United States result from the new variant. In New York City, the percentage of people who tested positive reached nearly 8% in the week ending December 17, up sharply from previous weeks.
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