Vaccine incentives

(January 5, 2021) Houston hospital offers workers $500 to get COVID-19 vaccine
The eight-hospital system's president and CEO, Dr. Marc Boom, told employees in an emailed letter
last week that they can look forward to a $500 bonus as a "thank you for your perseverance throughout a difficult 2020.
" Eligibility criteria to receive the award include getting a COVID-19 vaccination, "
fulfilling our obligation as health care workers to lead the community," he stated.
cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-houston-hospital-500-dollars/

(January 15, 2021) Up to 900 euros for each doctor
Incentives and contributions to general practitioners up to € 900 for i Covid vaccines to the over 80s.
The announcement, sent yesterday by Pisana is addressed to all the ASLs of Rome and Lazio.
A bureaucratic step necessary to start vaccinations for “born before January 1, 1941” as specified in the text.
With two (economic) parameters of reference for the doctors who will participate.
The first is referred to as an “extraordinary contribution” and reaches up to 300 euros.
The other, a “hedge incentive” of up to 600 euros.
Basically: the older the doctor vaccinates, the higher the expected economic treatment.
italy24news.com/a/2021/01/up-to-900-euros-for-each-doctor.html

(January 20, 2021) Lidl to pay $200 extra to U.S. employees who get COVID-19 vaccination
German discount supermarket chain Lidl said on Wednesday it is providing an extra $200
to all its U.S. employees who choose to receive the COVID-19 vaccine,
as states make shots more widely available.
The announcement follows similar moves from peers Aldi
and Dollar General Corp as well as grocery delivery firm Instacart.
businessinsider.com/lidl-to-pay-200-extra-to-us-employees-who-get-covid-19-vaccination-2021-1?r=DE&IR=T

(February 1, 2021) Why Health Care Companies Are Paying Workers To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
Oak Valley Hospital District is offering its employees a $300 bonus to get vaccinated.
The independent hospital in Oakdale, California, decided to implement a financial incentive after only 40% of its 600 employees
initially turned up to get the shot. Many health care systems have seen widespread reluctance among workers to get vaccinated.
According to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, 60% of his state’s nursing home workers declined the vaccine.
In some health care settings, as many as 80% of workers have turned down the vaccine,
according to an AP report. Although some vaccine hesitancy among health care workers was expected,
the large numbers unsettle many experts in the field.
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(February 3, 2021) Covid vaccine, to family doctors from 10 to 28 euros for doses in the office or at home
Ten euros to GPs for vaccinations in the doctor's office, 28 if the administration takes place at home.
These are the rates that the Italian Regions would pay white coats for anti-Covid vaccinations.
This is foreseen by the general agreement which should be discussed today by the Regions.
ilmessaggero.it/salute/focus/vaccino_quanto_costa_medico_casa_studio_accordo_regioni_come_funziona_3_febbraio-5743168.html

(March 4, 2021) Marriott to Pay Hotel Employees for Getting Covid-19 Vaccines
Marriott International Inc., the world’s largest lodging company, is offering a financial incentive to hotel workers
who receive Covid-19 vaccines. The company will provide the equivalent of four hours pay
to employees at hotels it manages in the U.S. and Canada
once the workers have completed the vaccination course, according to a statement Thursday.
While it is strongly encouraging employees to get vaccinated, it is not mandating the shots, Marriott said.
bloombergquint.com/coronavirus-outbreak/marriott-to-pay-hotel-employees-for-getting-covid-19-vaccines

(March 5, 2021) American Airlines offers incentives for employees who get the vaccine
American Airlines is offering a couple of perks for employees who get a COVID-19 vaccine,
according to a letter American management sent to employees Friday.
U.S.-based employees who get the vaccine will receive an extra vacation day in 2022 and $50 in recognition points.
American Airlines Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAL) has over 102,000 employees as of Dec. 31, 2020.
American's move to incentive vaccinations follows a trend set by other major employers.
Companies running the gamut from fast-food chains like McDonald's to gig economy companies like Instacart
are offering varying levels of incentives for employees to get the vaccine.
bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/03/05/american-airlines-employees-vaccines.html

(March 10, 2021) Tire company Bridgestone offers employees $100 to vaccinate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Bridgestone said Wednesday it will offer its 33,000 U.S. employees $100 payments
to get vaccinated against COVID-19, joining a group of large companies offering incentives for the shots.
The tire company is also exploring the possibility of similar programs
for employees in Canada and Latin America, according to a news release.
Bridgestone said it is providing the payments to make it easier for employees to get vaccinated but is not requiring they be vaccinated.
abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tire-company-bridgestone-offers-employees-100-vaccinate-76363881

(March 25, 2021) Bangor Savings Bank offering its workers $500 to get vaccinated
Bangor Savings Bank announced Thursday that it will pay $500
to employees who are fully vaccinated. The company is not requiring
its 1,100-plus workers to get the vaccine, but it does hope
to incentivize the shot for anyone considering it, officials said in a news release.
pressherald.com/2021/03/25/bangor-savings-offers-workers-500-to-get-vaccinated/

Pretty rough when you have to pay people to vaccinate against a so-called modern plague. Kinda suggests the propaganda hasn’t worked as well as they hoped...

(April 23, 2021) Biden Gives Businesses Incentives to Help Workers Get COVID-19 Shots
As demand for COVID-19 vaccination in the United States shows signs of declining,
President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered businesses new incentives to help more workers get their shots.
He asked — but did not mandate — that businesses give employees paid time off to get vaccinated
and even offered special tax credits to businesses employing less than 500 people to help cover any costs.
Right now, about 40 percent of American adults have gotten at least one dose of vaccine, The Times said, but rates vary widely between states.
physiciansweekly.com/biden-gives-businesses-incentives-to-help-workers-get-covid-19-shots/

(April 26, 2021) West Virginia to give $100 savings bonds to residents under 35 who get vaccine
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced on Monday that any West Virginian age 16 to 35
who gets vaccinated will receive a $100 savings bond, in an effort to get more young residents inoculated.
The state, according to Justice, will use the money it received from the CARES Act,
the COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress last March, to pay for the savings bonds.
The plan, Justice noted, will be retroactive, so West Virginia residents ages 16 to 35 who have already received their vaccine will be eligible for a $100 savings bond.
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/550397-west-virginia-to-give-100-savings-bonds-to-residents-under-35-who-get

(May 13, 2021) Five people to be given $1,000,000 for getting their Covid vaccine
Mike DeWine, Ohio’s Republican governor, announced the jaw-dropping scheme
on Wednesday in hopes of persuading more state residents to accept their Covid vaccines.
It comes as the pace of US vaccinations has slowed in recent weeks due to
skepticism about the drugs or hesitancy over side effects.
The number of Americans seeking vaccinations has dropped by a third in recent weeks,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In trying to boost vaccine take-up in his state, DeWine has said that over the next five weeks,
Ohio officials will draw the names of five people from its list
of residents who have received at least one jab, and award them $1million each.

The lottery scheme will be funded by the state’s federal coronavirus relief funds, DeWine said during a televised announcement.
In addition to $1million prizes, DeWine also announced plans to incentivize children aged 12 to 17 to get the shot.
The state plans to draw the name of one vaccinated child to receive a full, four-year college scholarship
at a state university – including fees for room, board and books.
metro.co.uk/2021/05/13/ohio-will-give-5-people-1million-for-getting-their-covid-vaccine-14573528/

(May 20, 2021) Coronavirus New York: State to reward vaccinations with $5M lottery tickets
New Yorkers can get a free lottery ticket if they get vaccinated next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
As part of the "Vax and Scratch" pilot program, if someone gets vaccinated
at one of the state's 10 mass vaccination sites between May 24 and 28,
they'll receive a scratch-off ticket for the $5 million Mega Multiplier Lottery.
A ticket normally costs $20.
abc7ny.com/vaccine-incentive-lottery-ticket-andrew-cuomo-ny-covid/10667715/

(May 28, 2021) California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is giving away the country’s largest pot of vaccine prize money — $116.5 million
— in an attempt to get millions more inoculated before the most populous state fully reopens next month.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the prizes, which include $1.5 million each
for 10 Californians, the largest single award offered in any state.

The goal is to motivate roughly 12 million people who are eligible but not yet vaccinated,
though the more than 20 million Californians already partially or fully vaccinated also are in the running for the most valuable prizes.
The state will give $50 gift cards either for general use or for specific grocery stores to the next 2 million people who get shots,
including those at the school where Newsom spoke.
apnews.com/article/california-coronavirus-pandemic-health-government-and-politics-9acf368045979d04f15f058f3c3c5654

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal (May 30, 2021)

West Virginia, which is among the nation's worst in teacher pay and public health,
is using CARES act money to establish a "vaccine lottery"
to coerce more people into taking Covid shots

twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1399017782336004097

(June 1, 2021) West Virginia To Give Away Guns As Covid-19 Vaccine Incentive
As states throughout the U.S. launch campaigns to try and convince residents to get the Covid-19 vaccine—
with million dollar lotteries, college scholarships, free beer, and amusement park tickets topping the list
— West Virginia has come up with a lottery scheme all its own: giving the newly-vaccinated the chance to win not just money, but rifles and shotguns.

West Virginia’s giveaway isn’t the only vaccine incentive related to guns: Illinois
has also set up a mobile vaccination site at a shooting range in the state and is giving away 100 free targets to anyone who gets the vaccine there.
forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/06/01/west-virginia-to-give-away-guns-as-covid-19-vaccine-incentive/?sh=6ddf97372cc8

Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie (June 4, 2021)

The vaccine lottery incentive explained:

The government can’t make you take the vaccine, but they can take your money.
So they’re taking your money, and offering you a chance to get it back
along with your neighbors’ money, if you take the vaccine.

twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1400911184442925059

(June 9, 2021) Vaccine lottery: Manitobans eligible for cash, scholarships if they get a COVID shot
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is launching a lottery that will award nearly $2 million in cash and scholarships to people who get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Premier Brian Pallister says anyone aged 12 and up who has received at least one dose
of vaccine on or before Aug. 2 will be eligible for the first draw.
A second draw will be held after Sept. 6 for people who have received two doses.
Grand prizes of $100,000 will be awarded in every health region,
and there will be 10 draws for scholarships of $25,000 each for people aged 12 to 17.
rdnewsnow.com/2021/06/09/vaccine-lottery-manitobans-eligible-for-cash-scholarships-if-they-get-a-covid-shot/

(June 17, 2021) New vaccine lottery announced for military in Washington
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state’s military,
family members and veterans because the federal government wasn’t sharing individual vaccine status
of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery.
A final drawing in that lottery will be for a $1 million prize on July 13.
Starting July 20, there will be one drawing a week for three weeks, with cash prizes of $100,000
for the first two weeks and a $250,000 prize for the final week.
There will also be $250 Amazon gift cards
and $100 state park gift cards up for grabs.
apnews.com/article/wa-state-wire-or-state-wire-id-state-wire-washington-health-4d00793375244d0545deac0e0906e415