It worked. Delta Air Line's $200 surcharge for unvaccinated workers led to more vaccinations

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There’s signs a new way of nudging unvaccinated workers into COVID-19 shots may be working.

It’s been two weeks since Delta Air Lines DAL, +3.63% said it would start giving unvaccinated workers $200 monthly surcharges and the airline is already seeing the announcement move the needle on its internal vaccination rate, according to its top medical official.

In the brief span of time, the company’s vaccination rate climbed to 78% from 74%, Dr. Henry Ting, senior vice president and chief health officer at Delta said Thursday.

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1. I hope they are verifying the vaccines reported!

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2. I just saw on CNN that the United mandate got 50% of unvaxed vaxed. Whereas,

The delta $200 fine only motivated 20% of unvaxed to get vaxed.

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3. This is bullshit. They should be requiring vaccines from their employees. Period.

Especially for the airplane personnel who routinely spend multiple hours in airborne petri dishes.

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4. When the times up and employees

And others have not complied, they get a pink slip. Simple. No more beer, cash or prizes. Too
Many people would love a good paying job so I don’t think there would be a problem getting healthy n vaxxed people. This is a pandemic for gods sake with too many dead n dying to be pussyfooting around begging for people to do the right thing.

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5. Delta is only trying to recoup the extra costs that the unvaccinated impose on a self insured compan

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6. I am glad that this is working

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