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Done? we mentioned the pop-up vaccine sites. those will be in particular were younger people frequent. for example, where they're going to and from school. there's 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 there's 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 so far. >> cory coffin, thank so. much i want to bring in dr. peter hotez. always good to see you...

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 cdc's 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, there's that double-fold issue happening with the vaccinations right now. when it comes to reaching out and getting young people vaccinated, they're trying to have more pop-up sites like the one right behind us. they're trying t...

After vaccination. nbc's corey kaufman is at a health center in the bronx. what's happening there? what's the outreach for these young folks? >> reporter: we're 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 had received covid had been hospitalized. that number is higher than usual, so they're seeing more...

I would never kid about that. it's hitting your house. >> it was so loud i didn't think what to think. >> there is an outhouse back there i don't 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 the only man with big arms. lighting up the internet with this 50-yard touchdown. during a worko...

Information my medical information and location. where are you on this? >> yeah. i'm a privacy person. ultimately, i've seen the way that our medical information and anything related to status of melinated people can be used against us. it's 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 incentive programs what they are. they're welfare programs for rural white folks because those are the f...