That would be good and all, IF not for the fact that Publix is in on it. Pretty sure Amazon contributed to the microchip research fund as well
They really only started this week. My dad has his appointment at Kroger for next week when 75+ are allowed. Those who had the shot had to be caregivers or in a care facility.
The goal of offering an incentive is not to attract the anti-vaxx crowd. They aren’t getting it no matter what. The goal would be to attract people who are indifferent and on the fence. If the logistics for getting the vaccine are challenging like waiting in long lines or clicking or calling frequently to get an appointment some people may not bother or get frustrated and give up. Throwing them a carrot may help.
Either indifferent, lazy or don't want the side effects being felt by a pretty high percentage of people.
If that is true then their reporting to the CDC is WAY behind. I can't imagine they were doing around 200,000 injections a day over the holiday weekend.
Now we're trying to convince people who can't be bothered to wear masks (correctly), distance, and stay home as much as possible to willingly suffer day of fatigue and a sore arm.
www.cdc.gov
Apologies...it's NYC that's soon out of vaccine doses.
That’s good news. Wasn’t the goal to administer the shots quicker so the shots used would be a higher percentage of shots delivered? The big complaint was the states were holding back too many shots. Seems like they are doing that better if they are using all of the available shots.
It’s definitely way behind. I want To know how things are going but I almost feel like that real time tracker is more of a problem than a benefit. Easy to cherry pick a number and write up a negative article or tweet. From the places that have shared more detailed information it seems like the states are doing a better job than reported of using all available doses.
Because arm soreness is a bad thing? Only roughly 15% are noted to have worse side effects last I read. Thanks again to the news for reporting the way they do. Some friends have had worse than I did, but I can count on one hand those who did. Most were like me or less. Truly your post is not helpful either.
I think the point is there are some people who don’t think Covid is a big deal...it’s just the flu...etc... and so they may not be interested in enduring a day or 2 of mild discomfort when they are convinced the virus is no big deal for them. Adding in an economic incentive could motivate them to do it. Sure, it would be great if people just got the vaccine for the greater good and for the economy but for some people that’s just not enough.Now we're trying to convince people who can't be bothered to wear masks (correctly), distance, and stay home as much as possible to willingly suffer day of fatigue and a sore arm.
Or were you trying to imply that worse side effects are widespread?
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions & Adverse Events | CDC
Information about reactions and adverse events reported by recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
It is good to hear that the second shot does not always bring on chills, body aches, and tiredness as others have (and I had) from the second Pfizer shot.
From all I have read you are more of the exception. Same among friends. Only one wasn't happy the next day, but the rest had arm soreness or a headache and that was it. More friends are getting second dose of Moderna this week.
What concerns me about the side effects is that it does knock people out for a day and for some that means taking off a day of work they might not be willing to take off. I'd like to see more companies offer time off for getting the vaccine. Not so much to induce demand but to help spread it out so we don't get bottlenecks as people wait for Friday to have time off.
