January 13, 2021

Should The Government Pay People To Get Vaccinated? Some Economists Think So-NPR

Beating back the pandemic may come down to simple math: getting enough people vaccinated. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, says the country will likely need a vaccination level of between 70% and 90% to reach herd immunity. Right now, that math doesn't quite add up. That's because more than 30% of people say they either won't, or probably won't, get the vaccine. Skeptics run the gamut — from dedicated anti-vaxxers to people with religious objections to some health care workers who have balked at getting shots. With such wariness about COVID-19 vaccines, should the government then pay people to get vaccinated? NPR, 01/13/2021