From Breakingviews: The list of incentives from firms and states to get immunized is growing. But tougher tactics like denying the uninoculated entry to venues are also starting. It augurs an ugly divide between the jabbed and the jab-nots, says jgfarb
plans to provide fresh lollipops for laggard Australians in the form of travel vouchers and frequent flyer points. In Hong Kong, where vaccine uptake has been slow, property tycoons last week donated a $1.4 million apartment for a lottery designed to help overcome wariness of the city’s leadership and the Chinese doses on offer. Vaccinated financial bosses also now can seek permission from Hong Kong’s securities regulator to travel without quarantining.
Some are already being wielded. Basketball’s New York Knicks, for example, said if the team advances in the playoffs it will only sell tickets to fully vaccinated fans. Similar denial of access to airplanes, concerts and other services is likely. Recently updated technical guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission permits businesses to require inoculations to enter the workplace.
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