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Colorado battles COVID vaccine hesitancy with get-out-the-vote tactics
Colorado is using tried-and-true get-out-the-vote tactics to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates across the state.
Why it matters: The novel approach is part of a broader effort by state public health officials to reach herd immunity by targeting populations that are hesitant or too busy to get vaccinated.
The backdrop: To boost turnout ahead of an election, a campaign s get-out-the-vote strategy works like this: Identify the target population. Make contact. And tell them how to go vote.
COVID vaccinations have followed a similar path to elections thus far: Die-hard supporters went first, but ultimate success is determined by how many others show up.
America s role in the Super League debacle
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios
In the wake of the European Super League s spectacular demise, a popular response has been to blame Americans.
Zoom in: Four of the 12 founding teams are owned by Americans, American bank JPMorgan was set to finance the project, and the closed format is reminiscent of American sports leagues.
un-American.
The Super League is more analogous to a postseason tournament than a league. The proposal wouldn t have eliminated promotion and relegation; it simply would have changed who makes the tournament.
Like the current Champions League, the Super League would have placed the best European clubs in a group stage/knockout-style competition each year.
Citigroup declined 11 coal transactions last year Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Banking giant Citigroup said that last year it declined 11 transaction opportunities around coal mining or coal-fired power as a result of recently launched climate policies.
Why it matters: The tally, part of a wider ESG report released Monday, provides a rare glimpse at specific business fallout of Wall Street giants growing restrictions on certain types of fossil finance.
Of note: Bloomberg has more on the report here.
Catch up fast: A number of banking giants like JPMorgan Chase and Citi are boosting finance for clean technology sectors in addition to their fossil restrictions.