New York City offers $100 to residents who get COVID-19 booster
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New York City Mayo Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that residents who get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot by year-end will get $100.
Individuals who get their second or third COVID-19 booster jabs at a city-run site or at one of its Somos care partner clinics before Dec. 31 are eligible. "This is the moment. Get your booster and protect your family and city," the mayor's office said in a tweet.
In July, New York City also started paying $100 to anyone who got their first shot at a city-run site.
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