In West Virginia, around the young, restless and COVID vaccine resistant (or even just those who haven’t got around to making an appointment), the Republican governor has one very cute Discount on offer: cold, hard cash.
The offer of the state a $ 100 savings bond to each resident aged 16 to 35 of theirs shot, which is available retrospectively and is expected to cost approximately $ 27.5 million.
In the Portland area? Well, no free money until now-but You can get a discount on weed or a free Jell-O-Shotif that helps?
The concept of incentivizing vaccines (aside from the CDC’s announcement this week that if you were vaccinated you can now walk around outside without a mask, most of them all the time), has gotten a huge boost across the country back in March when Krispy Kreme jumped on the bandwagon with an offer of One donut every day for one year with proof of vaccination
But In Portland proper, the concept has developed more slowly, perhaps because vaccine demand has been high and space limited, although that could change if Seattle’s example is a clue.
That’s part of it The local cannabis chain Kaya Shack has launched its “Pot for Shot” program, which grants a 10 percent discount to everyone who introduces their vaccination card from now until the end of the pandemic, whenever that may be.
“We hope that even with our limited range, through encouragement and offersRing discounts for those who were kind enough to get a vaccine so we can all participate and help each other enjoy our local restaurants and businesses that have struggled for too long, ”says Bryan Arnold, Vice President of Marketing at Kaya Shack. “We had many customers who took advantage of the ‘Pot for Shot’ campaign and expressed their gratitude for positively recognizing the importance of the COVID vaccine program.”
Meanwhile, word comes from over in Vancouver, WA that The local bar Vault 31 offers free — yes, Free of charge – Jell-O-Shots with proof of vaccination, as a thank you for customers who have rolled up their sleeves and done their part for the common good. (It doesn’t hurt that those who came for the Jell-O-Shots usually stay to order food and drinks.)
Looking for even more freebies? Here’s a helpful national list – unfortunately, not too many of them apply in Oregon. We’re not in Lyft’s service area for free rides to vaccination appointments, and there are no White Castles in Oregon, just a sad one Change.org petition with 17 signatories from eight years ago, who asked the company to open a location here. Maybe it’s time to move to West Virginia?
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