NYC Mayor says 50,000 New Yorkers got $100 vaccine incentive

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 50,000 New Yorkers have received the $100 gift card the city began offering last month as an incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

"This is clearly a smart, effective way to drive up vaccination rates,” said de Blasio in a statement on Thursday. De Blasio has so far failed to reach his June goal of vaccinating 5 million New Yorkers. As of Aug. 12, only about 4.7 million people were fully vaccinated, or about 56% of the city’s population.