Governor Edwards says the state is considering implementing a vaccine incentive program similar to efforts in other states.
The number of new vaccinations per week has fallen precipitously from a mid-March high. Edwards said they’re looking into ways to get skeptical Louisianans off the fence.
“I would bet you that coming up pretty soon that you are going to hear that we are going to offer some things to make sure that more people take advantage of the opportunity to be vaccinated,” said Edwards.
A significant decline in new vaccinations is being seen across the country. Nationwide between April 11th and May 11th the average number of weekly vaccinations is down 50 percent.
Ten states have so far adopted incentive programs ranging from lotteries to free beer and even a 100 dollar savings bond. Alabama held a mass vaccination event where people who showed up and got their shot got to drive two laps on the Talladega Superspeedway.
“I don’t want to get ahead of myself because there have been some other states that did that and they had real trouble putting together the incentive program that they announced, and I don’t want to do that,” said Edwards.
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