US President Joe Biden has said that every citizen who agrees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be paid $ 100. The United States is a country with enough vaccines and a large number of people who oppose vaccination.
U.S. President Joe Biden has advised state and city officials to pay their citizens $ 100 to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In addition, he has enacted new laws that require all government employees to show proof of being vaccinated or forced to be tested regularly, wearing masks as well travel restrictions.
The latest measures are part of Biden's efforts to mobilize Americans to be vaccinated, as a new type of coronavirus called Delta is spreading across the country, especially among people who have not yet been vaccinated.
The United States ranks among the developed countries in terms of immunization rates, despite having adequate vaccines provided free of charge. Efforts by the White House to encourage vaccination have hit a chord, especially in the wake of the massive anti-vaccination movement, false information disseminated about the vaccine as well as political divisions.
Biden's decision to require millions of government employees and contractors to provide proof of immunization indicates that the White House has decided to take a stronger stance as the Delta virus continues to spread.
Biden has told White House reporters that too many people are dying or losing loved ones.
The vast majority were not vaccinated in the United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 163.8 million people in the United States have been vaccinated with a full dose of vaccine out of a total of 330 million people.
The government is the largest employer in the United States, and Biden's move could be a role model for private corporations and other institutions as they prepare to return staff to office.
Government employees who fail to prove vaccination will have to be tested for COVID-19 weekly or twice a week as well as travel restrictions.
The Ministry of Finance has said state governments will spend $ 350 billion on anti-corona to pay $ 100 for each person who agrees to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Biden said he is aware that those who have already been vaccinated will not be happy with the decision, but he has been forced to take action to protect all Americans.
