Vaccine Supply Outstrips Demand: New Study; More States Pushback Against Vaccine Passports

A new report predicts the U.S. will "reach a tipping point on vaccine enthusiasm" in just a few weeks, meaning supply will outstrip demand. President Biden unveils a new stimulus plan to incentivize vaccinations. Biden is encouraging vaccinations with another stimulus plan. This one would offer tax credits to small businesses that give employees paid time off to get their shots.Show more

More states banning vaccine passports. South Dakota and Arizona join a handful of states that bar the passports. And a WHO panel also recommends against them. New York State already has a vaccine passport app. So does Orange County in California. And Hawaii is looking into requiring proof of vaccination for people traveling between islands in the state. The White House meanwhile has said that the federal government won’t mandate vaccine passports.

The U.S. isn’t expected to make a decision on the American Johnson and Johnson vaccine until Friday. This comes after seven cases of rare blood clots after vaccinations caused the vaccine to be paused. But overseas, Europe is going full-steam ahead. The European Medicines Agency claims that the benefits of the shot outweigh the risk.

And more schools are requiring students get the shot to set foot on campus, including most of the Ivy Leagues.

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