Faced with falling demand for COVID-19 vaccines, the White House is offering companies a tax incentive to give employees paid days off to get vaccinated.
Biden will announce the launch of a line of credit for small
businesses that will grant paid days for those who get vaccinated or need them
to recover from side effects. A credit of $ 511 per day per employee would be
granted to businesses with fewer than 500 employees.
Now that more than 50% of adults have received at least the
first dose and about 28 million doses are delivered per week, demand has
overshadowed supply as a factor limiting vaccinations in much of the country.
During the past week the rate of vaccinations decreased
slightly. This is due in part to disruptions caused by Johnson & Johnson's
'pause' in vaccine delivery during a safety inspection and also due to a
decline in interest in vaccines at the same time they have become available. of
all people over 16 years of age.
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