{"id":459700,"date":"2021-04-27T11:20:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459700"},"modified":"2021-04-27T11:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:20:28","slug":"west-virginia-to-pay-people-age-16-35-to-get-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-to-pay-people-age-16-35-to-get-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia To Pay People Age 16-35 To Get COVID-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwest-virginia-to-pay-people-age-16-35-to-get-covid-19-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=459700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-2440.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>So far, there have been 231 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered to Americans. But the pace is starting to flag, and West Virginia has come up with an idea to spur those on the fence about getting the shots.<\/p>\n<p>West Virginia announced on Monday that residents age 16-35 will get $100 savings bonds when they get vaccinated. Republican Gov. Jim Justice said the plan has been enacted to \u201cjump-start\u201d young people \u2014 who are less at risk of severe effects from the virus \u2014 to get the shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur kids today probably don\u2019t really realize just how important they are in shutting this thing down,\u201d Justice said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to come up with a way that\u2019s truly going to motivate them, and us, to get over the hump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor said he wants younger individuals \u201cto really see and understand that they\u2019ve done something that\u2019s really meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m telling you, West Virginia, it\u2019s time to shut this thing down\u201d unless state residents want COVID-19 to \u201clinger forever,\u201d Justice said. He added that the state decided to go with savings bonds instead of cash because cash would be \u201cjust \u2026 a dash in the pan and a couple of trips to Wendy\u2019s with your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe just a real dose of patriotism from the standpoint of a savings bond\u201d would be meaningful to the young, he said. \u201cOur young people should be really, really proud if they help us step up,\u201d Justice said.<\/p>\n<p>Justice estimates the program would cost about $28 million if lots of people take up the offer. \u201cIt would be the best money ever spent, like you can\u2019t imagine,\u201d he said. Justice said vaccines will be available at the state basketball tournament in Charleston, and soon will be accessible at mobile units at fairs, festivals and other events.<\/p>\n<p>State officials say there are more than 375,000 residents between 16 and 35 years old. The state will use money from the $2 trillion federal CARES Act to pay for the saving-bond program. So far, some 52% of West Virginians have received at least one dose of the vaccine, and about 41% are fully vaccinated, according to the governor\u2019s office. Health officials say the statewide mask mandate will be lifted once 70% of residents are vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Justice said if 80% of people in the 16-35 age group get vaccinated, the state would pass the 70% threshold. \u201cWe need to move from our older population to our younger population,\u201d Justice said. \u201cThe young people are the key right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If young people \u201cstep up in masses, we\u2019ll be done, and we\u2019ll be done soon\u201d with COVID-19, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Clay Marsh, who leads the state\u2019s medical response to COVID-19, said the state is \u201cat a critical point in this pandemic response,\u201d according to WVNews.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJames Hoyer, who leads the West Virginia vaccine effort, said the state is \u2018doing exceptionally well\u2019 with residents getting their second vaccine. He said it\u2019s key to get the second vaccine to have full immunity,\u201d WVNews reported.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far, there have been 231 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered to Americans. 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