Some states almost seem to be competing to see who can offer the best deals or biggest cash prizes to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19.
Many businesses nationally are also offering rewards, cruises and even VIP Super Bowl tickets to help reverse declining interest in the vaccines. But those rewards aren’t paid for by the government.
Rhode Island has been among the most successful states in getting people vaccinated. It is not offering any cash or promotional incentives but is studying how effective such rewards have been in other states.
California, New York and Ohio, among other states, have offered a chance at lottery cash as incentive for people who are newly vaccinated.
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we did a cash award at my co and it increased vaccine uptake to 95% of staff. Since the company pays most of the staff health care cost, it seemed like a small price to pay to ensure lowest possible heath cost outcomes among our group. And as it turned out, all of the cash awards went to the lowest paid workers so while maybe not fair from an equanimity point of view certainly seems like a fair outcome from a traditional moral point of view.