East TN counties respond after President Biden calls on local leaders to offer $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentives from federal aid
The President said the federally-funded financial incentives will motivate people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations rise again.
Author: Chris Salvemini, Tom Barclay, WBIR Staff
Published: 8:15 PM EDT July 29, 2021
Updated: 8:35 PM EDT July 29, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Thursday, President Joe Biden's administration called on states to take advantage of federal relief money to motivate people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as new vaccination rates lag throughout the U.S.
Biden called for states, territories and local governments to do more to incentivize vaccinations amid a new surge in cases and hospitalizations in unvaccinated people, calling on leaders to take advantage of federal relief funding to offer $100 to anyone who gets vaccinated.