Former U.S. Rep. John Delaney (D-Md. 6) is getting attention on Twitter for his idea for distributing a coronavirus vaccine, once it is made available.
Delaney tweeted Friday, “Pay everyone $1500 to get vaccine[.] It is a stimulus check & big vaccine incentive rolled into one[.] Result: more people get vaccine, it saves lives, helps people financially, and the $400 B pays for itself w/ economic boost from ending pandemic[.]”
Pay everyone $1500 to get vaccine
It is a stimulus check & big vaccine incentive rolled into one
Result: more people get vaccine, it saves lives, helps people financially, and the $400 B pays for itself w/ economic boost from ending pandemic
RT if you agree #vaccinestimulus
— John Delaney 🇺🇸 (@JohnDelaney) November 20, 2020
Delaney’s tweet received a lot of engagement on Twitter, including from one of his fellow former Democratic presidential candidate hopeful, Andrew Yang, who had proposed giving every American $1,000 a month.
Yang tweeted to Delaney, “Great idea! Though I’d get the money rolling out before then too.”
Great idea! Though I’d get the money rolling out before then too. 👍 https://t.co/EWmgvBPD07
— Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) November 21, 2020
Delaney tweeted to another user that his idea doesn’t have anything to do with ideology: “It’s simple. An incentive to get vaccinated. Period. Everyone wins when more people are vaccinated. Period. Who wins the most when more people are vaccinated? Workers.”
On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that late-stage trials have shown its vaccine to be 90% effective, making it the third vaccine shown to have promise. Earlier in November, Pfizer and Moderna reported their late-stage vaccine trials were 95% effective.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) predicted at a news conference Monday that it will be months before a critical mass is vaccinated.
“I will wager anyone who wants to wager: It will be at least six months before you hit critical mass,” Cuomo said.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) on COVID vaccinations: "I will wager anyone who wants to wager: It will be at least six months before you hit critical mass." pic.twitter.com/p3lqlMRNuW
— The Recount (@therecount) November 23, 2020
