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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Local health departments in Georgia are trying to increase uptake of the new booster by giving people a $100 gift card if they get the shot. 
https://coastalhealthdistrict.org/incentive/[/quote]

Historically incentives have helped.  I think Krispy Kreme donuts and others offered to help.[/quote]
Seems like gift cards are popular. Georgia is giving away $100 Walmart gift cards if people get the new vaccine. Kansas City is giving $25 Walmart gift cards for the same purpose, with funding provided through HHS grants. 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/kansas-city-health-providers-see-little-to-no-interest-in-latest-covid-vaccine/ar-AA1lk7hG  
"People who are 65 or older or have a disability can qualify for two $25 Walmart gift cards — one for each shot they receive [flu and covid]. In addition to getting the vaccines, participants have to fill out a survey to receive the gift cards, which are funded by the Center for Popular Democracy through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services."

As of 2021, CDC funded programs can give as much as a $100 gift card per person as an incentive to take a covid vaccine. https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readiness/00_docs/using_federal_funds_to_support_covid-19_response_incentives_update_august_12_final.pdf[/quote]

This is fantastic. Are there any programs like this in Washington DC, Maryland, or Virginia?
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It appears that they are offering incentives in areas with exceptionally low uptake of the new booster. In Kansas City, where they are paying people $25 to take the shot, "most people aren’t rolling up their sleeves for the latest vaccine boost. 'There is little to no interest in it,' said Carole Thomas, vice president of clinical operations for KC Care Health Center." https://www.kcur.org/health/2023-12-12/kansas-city-health-providers-are-seeing-little-to-no-interest-in-latest-covid-vaccine[/quote]

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