Current Events > NYC Offers $100 to Get Boosters at City-Run Sites Before New Year's

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New York City is digging back into its pockets as it scrambles to curb the record-setting omicron tide, offering $100 cash to anyone who gets a COVID-19 booster at a city-run vaccine site between now and New Year's Eve, the mayor said Tuesday. Calling the program "by far the biggest booster incentive program in the United States of America," Bill de Blasio acknowledged the limited-time opportunity but said it was coming at exactly the right time for the pandemic-weary city. "This will be by far the biggest booster incentive program in the United States of America and I want to see New Yorkers respond," he said. "This is the moment. Get those booster shots. Help make your family safer, help make this whole city safer." New Yorkers can also go to SOMOS sites partnering with the city and get the $100 incentive. There are more than 1,000 options -- and home booster options as well. Find the booster site closest to you or the best option for your needs here.

De Blasio, in his waning days in office, made the announcement during his third COVID briefing in three days as he seeks to boost protection for the one-time pandemic epicenter, which is now in the throes of another intense viral wave. The Democrat warned New Yorkers that his health team expects the current surge to intensify in short order -- contributing to an unprecedented increase in viral spread -- but this latest wave is only expected to last a few weeks. Here's hoping. The city's rolling case weekly average is up nearly 123% over the averages for the prior four weeks, Tuesday's data shows. Hospitalizations are up 12% by the same parameters, but the vast majority of those cases are people who aren't vaccinated. "Everyone who has not been vaccinated, it's time. Everyone who has not gotten that booster, it's time. This city is ready to make sure everyone gets that booster and that's the way we move through these challenging few weeks," de Blasio said Tuesday. "No more shutdowns. We've been through them, they were devasting, we can't go through it again. We need to all work together these next few weeks."

Can I get this if I got the booster already?

Can I get this if I'm right across the bridge?