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. 2022 Jan 1;182(1):78-80.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6170.

Guaranteed Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Pilot Program in North Carolina

Charlene A Wong  1 , William Pilkington  2 , Irene A Doherty  2 , Ziliang Zhu  3 , Hattie Gawande  1 , Deepak Kumar  2 , Noel T Brewer  4
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Guaranteed Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Pilot Program in North Carolina

Charlene A Wong et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study examines whether offering an incentive cash card to adults who receive or drive someone to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine raises vaccination rates.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Brewer reported grants from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services during the conduct of the study, and personal fees from the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Merck outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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