White House just announced a ton of incentives companies are offering Americans who get vaccinated against COVID-19, including free beer for everyone over 21
a bevy of incentives for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday in an effort to get 70% of US adults at least partially vaccinated by July 4.
As of June 2, approximately 63.8% of US adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The country will need to vaccinate around 625,000 people per day to reach the target percentage. If the country reaches President Joe Biden's 70% vaccination goal, Anheuser-Busch agreed to give free beer to all adults older than 21 .
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