Should The Government Pay People To Get Vaccinated? Some Economists Think So : NPR
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r. Anthony auci, 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 COVI-19 vaccines, should the government then pay people to get vaccinated? The idea of a cash-for-shots program is being promoted by some economists and politicians in case the country struggles to get to herd immunity this year.
