NYC is offering $100 dollars to every citizen who gets their first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 at any of the city-run vaccination sites. The development comes amid a surge in new Covid-19 infections in the United States as the more infectious delta variant spreads like wildfire across the nation.
In an interview with New York Times de Blasio said, “I think when someone says here’s $100 for you, that’s going to make a big impact,” “The key is vaccination. We can talk about so many other issues with Covid-19, but if we’re not talking about vaccination then we’re not talking about the solution.” he added.
An official report stated that New York has vaccinated 71% of all the adults in the city. Around 59% of the city’s total population have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. More than 65% of adults and 54% of New York City’s total population have been fully vaccinated.
All five of New York’s boroughs tick the check-boxes under these criteria, according to the publication. While Brooklyn and Manhattan have recorded 78.1 and 70.4 cases per 100,000 residents, respectively, Staten Island clocked a staggering 109 positive cases per 100,000 residents last week. New York mayor de Blasio calls this “complicated information”. “So our health team is reviewing, and we’ll have more to say on it in the next few days,” he was quoted as saying.
Discussion about this post