- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reached another vaccination milestone Friday – 90% of the state’s seniors, residents aged 65 and up, have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Maryland is inching closer to 80% vaccination overall, with the state reporting nearly 73% vaccinated Friday. But there’s still a ways to go. That’s where initiatives like Anne Arundel Health’s Business Incentive Program comes in.
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Anne Arundel County’s Department of Health announced Friday that, starting July 1, if a qualifying small business hosts a vaccine clinic, they’ll get paid for how many people get a jab there.
For the first ten people signed up to be vaccinated at a community vaccine clinic, that business gets $500.
The $500 award is only the tip of the iceberg. For the first 50 people to get vaccinated at their clinic, the business gets $1000. Every 25 people after that first 50 is…