The partnership with Ride – sharing companies characterized by the recent administration – encouraged efforts to improve access to vaccinations, including providing perks to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. President Joe Biden underscored his efforts to encourage Americans to get all 19 shots of COVID – including rides shared by businesses – as he looks forward to meeting governors and other leaders during his first July 4 visit to New York City. Biden is meeting with a bipartisan group of governors to share his vision of encouraging Americans to “roll up their sleeves,” according to a press release from his office.
The New York Times in a press release about the partnership with Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing companies on July 4, 2016.
The White House did not allow reporters to watch the event, as is typical of Biden events these days. Biden highlighted the program Tuesday morning in a phone call with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. I think we’re really stepping up, “Biden said, according to a news release from his office. He detailed the new steps on Tuesday in a phone call with the governor and on Wednesday afternoon in an interview with NBC News.
The two companies plan to promote free riders through their apps, and the White House is sharing the ride – sharing the companies with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies. Uber and Lyft will donate $1,000 to the National Vaccine Information Center in Washington, D.C., according to a news release.
The partnership with the ride-sharing company – the latest in a string of governments – has encouraged efforts to improve access to firearms, including providing perks to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. In addition to the free riders through the apps that will help companies, the White House also shares 80,000 vaccination sites with them, according to a press release first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Users can choose a vaccination page and then click on the option to redeem the offer of a free ride, the press release said.
The White House said the free rides were expected to begin in the next two weeks and last until July 4. The vaccines are our best hope of defeating pandemics, and soon everyone in America will be able to take a free Uber to protect themselves, “Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement. Uber also says rides will be free for anyone who gets their first or second dose of the flu vaccine.
On Tuesday, Biden met with a group of governors to discuss vaccination efforts across the country. The White House told governors Tuesday that some states have decided not to accept the free riders for their residents because of the declining interest. Biden’s meeting comes as he seeks to provide at least one dose of the vaccine to 70% of American adults by Independence Day, and to fully vaccinate “at least 160 million” people by then.
The government has not released a full list, though Iowa is among those that do not need additional vaccine stocks, given current demand.
An average of 690,000 Americans forget their vaccinations each year, according to a CDC report.
During the meeting, Biden asked the governor to share his innovations to promote vaccine uptake through mobile vaccine clinics. Biden also announced community activities to encourage Americans to get vaccinated, such as setting up government-backed vaccination centers in community schools. Cox urged Biden to emphasize the role of vaccination in returning to normal, echoing a growing complaint about the CDC’s failure to issue guidelines for full vaccination. Americans forget to vaccinate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Biden’s meeting comes as he sets a goal of providing at least one dose of vaccine to 70% of American adults by Independence Day and to vaccinate “at least 160 million” by then.
During the meeting, Biden asked the governor to share his innovations to promote vaccine uptake through mobile vaccine clinics. Biden also announced a new community outreach initiative to encourage Americans to get vaccinated and stay on the federal level – supported by vaccination centers in community schools. Cox stressed the importance of emphasizing the role of vaccination in returning to normality, echoing a growing complaint that Americans are forgetting to vaccinate and the need to issue guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated.
Biden’s meeting comes as he sets a goal of providing at least one dose of vaccine to 70% of American adults by Independence Day and to vaccinate “at least 160 million” by then.
During the meeting, Biden asked the governor to share his innovations to promote vaccine uptake through mobile vaccine clinics. Cox stressed the importance of highlighting the role of vaccination in returning to normal, echoing growing complaints about the Obama administration’s refusal to issue guidance for fully vaccinated people. Biden also announced community activities to encourage Americans to get vaccinated, such as setting up government-backed vaccination centers in community schools.
