COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads throughout the United States fuelling a surge in new infections. The Hill quoted city mayor Bill de Blasio (D) as saying that New York will pay citizens who get vaccinated at any city-run vaccination site starting on Friday. "The key is vaccination.
We can talk about so many other issues with COVID, but if we're not talking about vaccination then we're not talking about the solution," de Blasio said during a news briefing. "You want a recovery?
You need vaccination. Whatever it is, you want to enjoy life to the fullest? You need vaccination," he said. The announcement comes just days after the mayor said all city workers would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-September