{"id":124661,"date":"2021-05-11T16:49:32","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=124661"},"modified":"2021-05-11T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T16:49:32","slug":"white-house-seeking-to-boost-vaccinations-touts-free-ride-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/markets\/white-house-seeking-to-boost-vaccinations-touts-free-ride-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"White House, seeking to boost vaccinations, touts free ride shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a rendezvous location for Lyft and Uber users at San Diego State University in San Diego, California, U.S., May 13, 2020.      REUTERS\/Mike Blake<\/figcaption><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Tuesday announced a series of steps aimed at boosting U.S. COVID-19 vaccination rates, including a partnership with ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft, as it seeks to reach President Joe Biden\u2019s July 4 reopening deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The latest actions also include vaccination sites at community colleges, among other efforts, the White House said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden will discuss the steps in a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors on Tuesday. Biden has set a target of getting 70% of U.S. adults inoculated by July 4 so the country can be safely reopened for celebrations and small Independence Day holiday gatherings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding on last week\u2019s announcements to increase access, and vaccine education and outreach efforts, today, the president will highlight a &#8230; effort by the ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber to provide free rides to anyone going to a vaccination site to get vaccinated,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>An Uber spokesman told Reuters the company will pay for the rides. Uber has already been offering free or discounted rides. It announced 10 million such rides in December in addition to the 10 million free rides it announced in March of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Lyft also said it will fund the rides. \u201cRide codes will cover $15 each way, which based on previous rides given to vaccination sites, we expect to cover most, if not all, of riders\u2019 fares,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also will announce funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for states for on-the-ground efforts to promote vaccinations, such as phone banking and door-to-door canvassing.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-usa-vaccines\/white-house-seeking-to-boost-vaccinations-touts-free-ride-shares-idUSKBN2CS21Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a rendezvous<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":124660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23054],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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