What you should know
- New York City will bring vaccination buses to popular summer spots and beaches beginning Memorial Day weekend. In this way, it seeks to help drive the decrease in vaccination rates.
- Mayor Bill de Blasio also released a new list of weekly awards for those who get vaccinated this week: ranging from Broadway and concert tickets to vacation packages and more.
- Meanwhile, the state is in the middle of a five-day pilot program in which people who get vaccinated at select sites get a lottery scratch. Scratch-offs could bring in prizes of up to $ 5 million, Governor Andrew Cuomo said
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New York City brings in weekly prizes for people who get vaccinated that include everything from vacation packages to tickets to concerts, Broadway shows and more. A Big Apple effort to reach its next vaccination milestone, while the state is in the midst of a pilot program that gives vaccinates a lottery scratch that could yield up to $ 5 million.
More than 55% of New York residents over the age of 18 are now fully vaccinated (52.4% of that age group in the city are also immunized), but vaccination rates have plummeted over the past month and medium, prompting creative tactics to reach those who have not yet been vaccinated.
In addition to the new weekly prizes, the Mayor Bill de Blasio says those who got vaccinated at Madison Square Garden have a chance to win tickets to Wednesday’s Knicks game. Those who get vaccinated at this stadium on Thursday have a chance to win tickets to a game next season. Winners can also get free items from the Knicks.
Governor Andrew Cuomo could also add new incentives starting Wednesday. Its new pilot program that began Monday offers anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run sites a scratch-off ticket sold for $ 20 by retailers throughout New York.
Prizes range from $ 20 million to $ 5 million as the governor seeks to achieve some of the success that the same strategy had in Ohio when this state launched a $ 1 million vaccine lottery incentive earlier this month.
The lottery program, which uses both Pfizer and the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine (those who get Pfizer get a scratch after their initial dose) in New York runs through Friday. Only residents over the age of 18 can participate. They have a one in nine chance of winning a prize. See a list of participating sites here.
Hoping to take advantage of the more pleasant weather and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, Cuomo said the state also offers two-day passes to state parks (as well as beaches like Jones Beach on Long Island) for those who get vaccinated this week.
Despite declining vaccination rates, the recovery from the now almost completely reopened pandemic’s only epicenter is progressing. De Blasio said on MSNBC earlier this week that all New York City schools would reopen full time in September, with no remote option.
“You can’t have a full recovery without full schools, everyone back, sitting in those classrooms, the kids learning all over again,” the mayor said.
As of now, students will still need to wear face masks and adhere to other CDC guidelines once schools reopen for all students on September 13, according to New York City Chancellor of Education Meisha Porter. . However, those and other guidelines are subject to change.
Cuomo has promised an updated statewide school policy for a greater return to in-person learning in the future.
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