$100 as an Incentive to Get a Shot? Experiment Suggests It Can Pay Off.
$100 as an Incentive to Get a Shot? Experiment Suggests It Can Pay Off.
A cash reward works best with Democrats, and relaxing safety guidelines seems to motivate Republicans, a survey study shows.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/upshot/vaccine-incentive-experiment.html
By Lynn Vavreck
May 4, 2021Updated 9:10 a.m. ET
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Endorsements by political figures evoked strong partisan reactions, with Mr. Trump’s endorsement decreasing uptake among Democrats in 2020 and increasing uptake for Republicans to a smaller degree. President Biden’s endorsement decreased uptake among Republicans in 2021. There were hints in 2021 that a Trump endorsement might still increase uptake among Republicans, but the effects were much smaller than when he was in office.
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Roughly a third of the unvaccinated population said a cash payment would make them more likely to get a shot. The benefits were largest for those in the group getting $100, which increased willingness (34 percent said they would get vaccinated) by six points over the $25 group.
The effect was greatest for unvaccinated Democrats, 48 percent of whom said they would be more likely to get vaccinated if it came with a $100 payment.
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The incentive to stop wearing a mask and social-distancing in public also had a strong result. On average, relaxing the mask and social distancing guidelines increased vaccine uptake likelihood by 13 points. The largest gains came from Republicans, who reported an 18-point increase in willingness to get vaccinated.
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There's that irreducible 30% that just will not be vaccinated, "When we asked unvaccinated people why they hadn’t tried to get a shot, 38 percent said they were worried about the side effects, and 34 percent said they didn’t think the vaccine was safe ... they just don’t trust the government’s motives, and 14 percent say Covid-19 is not a threat to them."
Some people just cannot see where their own interests lay.
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The site I play on once-per-day has been running regular ads for people to donate (actually sell) their blood plasma and make $1,000 per month. I'm sure they think the people seeing the ads are younger, perhaps college age or in their 20s. (I'm several decades older than that!) There's no mention of Covid or getting tested for Covid, but I'm sure that must be a requirement. Why would they even want plasma from someone who didn't have the antibodies?
