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Enforcement are all coordinating to tamp down these events and doing everything we can to keep the problems off the plane. and then also prosecuting when these events are happening so people understand clearly there are severe consequences. >> speaking of those consequences a lot of the tension we have seen is around masks and vaccinations. auto united announced on friday they are actually going to require all of their employees to be vaccinated. what do you think of that? should other airlines ...

City. governor, whats the response? >> thank you, neil. we are trying to do everything we can to move the needle here in the state. we just came out with a couple new incentive programs today to really be able to go after everybody thats how the vaccine and everybody that is yet to get the vaccine, one of the things we struggle with those we didnt want to report people reward people for taking the vaccine, we opened up pool you can enter in the state of missouri, there will be 900 when i got $10...

Joint. what is different about washingtons giveaway, it is set up at the state level. some see these bureaucratic barriers as confirmation that these incentive programs are falling flat. still, many argue that every vaccine helps. >> i think it will always be worth the effort, being able to get as many people vaccinated and if we can invent vise them with a 47 join, if it is only a couple people that come out, then we did our part. >> that was simone reporting. its the top. hour. joshua johnso...

Some see these bureaucratic barriers as confirmation that these incentive programs are falling flat. still, many argue that every vaccine helps. >> i think it will always be worth the effort, being able to get as many people vaccinated if we can incentivize them with a free joint, it is only a couple people that come out, then we did our part. its the top of the hour. joshua johnson has the night off. right now, president biden taking big steps on the world stage. he met earlier the french pre...

Go to their nonprofit, plug for the future, which teaches kids about space and sports stem education. science, technology, engineering and math. and there is a new effort to boost vaccination numbers among teens and adolescents. with pfizers vaccine approved for 12 to 17 year olds. more than 60% of people 12 years and older have gotten at least one dose. these efforts come ahead of the cdcs emergency meeting to review rare cases of heart inflammation in teens and young adults who were vaccinated...

Done? we mentioned the pop-up vaccine sites. those will be in particular were younger people frequent. for example, where theyre going to and from school. theres also going to be these incentive programs. here in new york, the governor, announced a program with ten scholarships for the hundred thousand dollars for kids to get the shot. again, 12 to 17. chris, right now theres a long way to go for this age group. they account for just 6.5% of the population that has received at least one vaccine ...

A new strategy to keep covid hospitalizations rising for teenagers. more states adding efforts to boost vaccination efforts for 12 to 17-year-olds but the move comes ahead of the cdcs emergency meeting to review some rare cases of heart inflammation in teens and young adults. how are officials responding and reaching out to young people, cori? >> reporter: yeah, alex, theres that double-fold issue happening with the vaccinations right now. when it comes to reaching out and getting young people v...

After vaccination. nbcs corey kaufman is at a health center in the bronx. whats happening there? whats the outreach for these young folks? >> reporter: were talking mobile pop up vaccine sites, media campaigns, incentive programs in different states and nationally all to try to reach the younger people who are among the least vaccinated who are eligible to receive the vaccine in america. the cdc found in the first three months of the year, some one-third of those younger adults, 12 to 17, who ha...

I would never kid about that. its hitting your house. >> it was so loud i didnt think what to think. >> there is an outhouse back there i dont have an outhouse. jillian: caused extensive power outage. >> washington state residents can receive free marijuana with their covid vaccine. legal pot it anyone receiving a first or second dose. joints for jabs only for people 21 and over. comes as states dramatically step up incentive programs in an effort to speed up vaccination rates. and move over not...

Information my medical information and location. where are you on this? >> yeah. im a privacy person. ultimately, ive seen the way that our medical information and anything related to status of melinated people can be used against us. its something that we have to at some point rely upon the intelligence of hopefully some people as well as these incentives and tiffany, if i can just speak on the incentives briefly. michael brought up the concept of welfare queen and we have to call these incenti...