As Vaccinations Drop, North Carolina May Offer Financial Perks
Written by BRYAN ANDERSON
At a time when fewer and fewer North Carolinians are coming in for a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are examining ideas from other states to see what incentives might work to boost participation.
Among the proposals being actively discussed are savings account payments to younger adults — a group that has been less willing to get the vaccine, according to Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services.
North Carolina’s top public health official said in an interview on Thursday that her team has looked into a new program in West Virginia, where the state’s Republican governor recently announced that residents between the ages of 16 and 35 would be eligible for a $100 savings bond if they get the vaccine or have already gotten it.