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Added on the 26/03/2019 17:00:00 - Copyright : Cover Video EN
Washington / New York, May 7 (EFE) .- (Camera: Alba Vigaray / Will Oliver) Beers, joints, donuts and baseball tickets — these are just some of the incentives on offer to encourage residents of the United States to get their Covid-19 vaccine as the country strives to hit its ambitious immunization targets within two months. FOOTAGE OF THE GIFT OF DONUTS GIVEN BY SOME ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW YORK AFTER GETTING THE VACCINE.
A day after a controversial decision to ban beer from stadiums at the Qatar World Cup, football fans line up to buy their first drinks at the official fan zone in Doha. IMAGES
Spectators leave the National Parks stadium in the US capital, as a baseball game is suspended after gunshots were heard outside. IMAGES
Washington / New York, May 7 (EFE) .- (Camera: Alba Vigaray / Will Oliver) Beers, joints, donuts, baseball tickets ... are the "icing on the cake" with which the United States, from north to south and east to west, is encouraging its citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19 to reach its ambitious immunization goals in two months.FOOTAGE OF THE GIFT OF DONUTS GIVEN BY SOME ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW YORK AFTER GETTING THE VACCINE SOUNDBITES OF A GUY WHO HAVE JUST GIVEN THE VACCINE, WITH THE REWARD OF A BEER AND THE MANAGER OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. MAYOR'S PRESS DIRECTOR."It gives me hope and joy to think that we are already 30% of the population that has their vaccine and if I am not going to get back to normal again, at least feel a little more normal.""Well, we know that in the Latino community there are still many questions about vaccine safety, so events like this that are different, fun, new, make people have more incentives to come and take the vaccine, so that is the first incentive. The first event is that it is fun, right? for people to come and take the vaccine, first, it is free, there is also free transportation through Uber and we are also giving a free beer, then the truth is that there are no excuses to take the vaccine today. "
Boston (United States), Apr 2 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: CJ Gunther) Four thousand five hundred people were able to access Boston's Fenway Park stadium in reduced capacity to attend the Opening Day game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles.
Baseball fans arrive outside Yankee Stadium in New York to attend the first game in over a year. Last season, the club played without a crowd because of the coronavirus pandemic. Signs outside indicate attendees must show proof of a negative Covid-19 test or vaccination, and take a temperature test in order to be admitted. IMAGES