Utahns place value of incentive for getting C-19 vaccination at $74

The average Utahn believes unvaccinated people should receive $74 to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, according to a survey by biotechnical products distribution company MyBioSource.com. That is the lowest figure among states. Alaskans and Minnesotans favor paying a $259 incentive. The U.S. average is $182.

The survey indicated that more than half of surveyed Americans already vaccinated think remunerations for shots would be unfair.

Roughly one in three of the unvaccinated population have indicated that a cash payment would increase their likelihood of getting the shot. In Minnesota, more than 30,000 people signed up for a program to receive a $100 incentive to get their first dose of the vaccine between July 30 and Aug. 15. West Virginia’s governor has incentivized people between 16 and 35 years old with a $100 savings bond.

The survey indicated that 46 percent of the unvaccinated said they would be more encouraged to get their dose if they did not have to wear a mask in public thereafter. Nearly half (49 percent) of respondents also said that preventing unvaccinated people from entering public spaces (like restaurants, coffee shops and malls) will encourage higher vaccination rates.