Thread by @DrEricDing

Incentives—will a free drink or a $100 payment actually convince anyone to get #COVID19 vaccinated? Maybe, but “It gets at the low-hanging fruit”—people who aren’t actively opposed but may have been too busy to make an appt.

By @Jamie_Ducharme
time.com/6046238/covid-…

2) “West Virginia is offering $100 savings bonds to 16- to 35-year-olds who get vaccinated. Maryland will pay fully vaccinated state employees $100. Breweries participating in New Jersey’s “Shot and a Beer” program are giving out free drinks to legal adults who gets vaccinated.

3) “Connecticut and Washington, D.C., are also running free-drink promotions for the inoculated. Harris County, TX, approved $250,000 for vaccine perks like gift cards and freebies. Detroit is handing out $50 prepaid debit cards to those who drive a neighbor to a vaccine clinic.

4) Late last year, Robert Litan, a scholar at the Brookings Institution, argued that each person who gets vaccinated should be paid $200 up front, and another $800 once the country reaches herd immunity.

5) Former Congressman John Delaney @JohnDelaney also called for $1,500 stimulus checks for those who get vaccinated. cnbc.com/2020/12/03/150…

6) More recently, Norman Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, proposed an even bolder plan: a $10 million lottery, into which each vaccinated adult would be entered once the country reaches 70% vaccine coverage.

https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/1389737442622664706

7) “Past studies have shown that financial incentives can get people to change their health behaviors. One 2019 research review found that monetary rewards can help motivate smokers to quit cigarettes.”

8) “Other studies have found that incentives can encourage participation in employer-sponsored wellness and fitness programs, and convince people to eat fruits and vegetables.”