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McDonald's is encouraging people to get a COVID-19 vaccine with a new design on its coffee cup
KSBW ^ | May 11, 2021 | Jordan Valinsky

Posted on 05/11/2021 1:24:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Video above: Scientist hopes to aid in vaccine hesitancy

McDonald's is partnering with the White House to promote vaccination information on its coffee cups as hesitancy grows about taking the potentially life-saving shot.

Advertisement Beginning in July, customers in the United States will see redesigned McCafe cups and delivery seal stickers that features "We Can Do This," a slogan created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote vaccine confidence. It also includes a website address (vaccines.gov) that directs people to nearby appointments and safety information.

The promotion will last several weeks and the slogan will be printed on roughly 50 million cups.

Average number of COVID-19 vaccines administered dipped below 2 million per day Prior to that, McDonald's said its billboard in New York's Times Square location will also display vaccine information beginning in mid-May.

"We all want to protect ourselves and our loved ones and be together with our communities again," said Genna Gent, McDonald's USA vice president for global public policy and government relations, in a statement. "McDonald's is excited to be doing our part for the people we serve, providing them with simple information that can help keep them safe."

Xavier Becerra, the Health and Human Services secretary, said in a statement that the public-private partnership will "be able to get trusted information about vaccines when they grab a cup of coffee or order a meal."

"This effort will help more people make informed decisions about their health and learn about steps they can take to protect themselves and their communities," he added.

COVID-19 vaccineMyths about the COVID-19 vaccine explained McDonald's wasn't paid by the government for this promotion, according to a person familiar with the campaign.

The "We Can Do This" campaign was announced in March and aimed at encouraging hesitant Americans to get immunized. In a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, 47% of people who say they want to "wait and see" before being vaccinated said paid time off to get it would make them more likely to do so, and 39% said a financial incentive of $200 from their employer would work.

The U.S. vaccination rate has declined from its peak last month, pushing officials to offer new incentives to further encourage the wary, hesitant and inaccessible to get vaccinated. So far, more than 150 million people in the U.S. have received at least one dose of the vaccine.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid19; mcdonalds; vaccine
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1 posted on 05/11/2021 1:24:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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“The promotion will last several weeks and the slogan will be printed on roughly 50 million cups.”

Which will go straight to the Landfill after use...

What an exercise in futility! NOBODY, other than those in danger from this flu NEEDS this vaccine! Our state is now opening it up to teens and younger kids which is insanity; they can’t GIVE the stuff away!


2 posted on 05/11/2021 1:28:53 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: nickcarraway

McDonalds are the last to talk about ‘hesitancy’ They still refuse to open their dining rooms. What are they waiting for?


3 posted on 05/11/2021 1:29:16 PM PDT by avkillick
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To: nickcarraway

“You Deserve A Jab Today.”


4 posted on 05/11/2021 1:33:00 PM PDT by JennysCool ( "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." ― Mark Twain )
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To: nickcarraway

Ah go stick yourself


5 posted on 05/11/2021 1:36:40 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: nickcarraway

My wife’s best friend is in a hospital, slowly dying of Covid-19 which she contracted just after getting her second shot.

McDonald’s needs to stick to making cheap food and forget about goading people into something potentially lethal.


6 posted on 05/11/2021 1:37:15 PM PDT by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: nickcarraway

Sell hamburgers. Stop trying to change the world.


7 posted on 05/11/2021 1:40:34 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Non-binary transnormativity is a construct of intersectionality. Leftist gobbledegook stinks.)
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McDonald’s food is trash. I can’t boycott them since I haven’t bought from them for years.


8 posted on 05/11/2021 1:42:31 PM PDT by Wallace T. ( )
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To: avkillick

“They still refuse to open their dining rooms.”

Men over age 70 who like cheap coffee hardest hit.


9 posted on 05/11/2021 1:43:20 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
"they can’t GIVE the stuff away!"

2.6 million people in Wisconsin have already gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. 60% of the adult population. 82% of people over 65.

-Wisconsin Department of Health Services

10 posted on 05/11/2021 1:43:35 PM PDT by 2aProtectsTheRest (The media is banging the fear drum enough. Don't help them do it.)
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To: nickcarraway

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts; how to detect a trap 101.


11 posted on 05/11/2021 1:48:19 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: JennysCool

😆


12 posted on 05/11/2021 1:57:04 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: nickcarraway
Not surprising that a company that actively contributes to deadly obesity is also pushing people to become lab experiments.

Another korporation doing the bidding of the National Socialists (Nazis). "Wilkum to McDonald's. Show your papers."

13 posted on 05/11/2021 1:59:44 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Thanks. I’ve also just come up with the new Biden Administration slogan:

Jabs, Not Jobs ©


14 posted on 05/11/2021 1:59:59 PM PDT by JennysCool ( "It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." ― Mark Twain )
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To: T.B. Yoits
Not surprising that a company that actively contributes to deadly obesity

I didn't know Spurlock was a FReeper?


15 posted on 05/11/2021 2:02:08 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: JennysCool

👍


16 posted on 05/11/2021 2:09:42 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (RIP my "teddy bear". )
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To: nickcarraway

Injured by the vaccine? Sue McDonalds since they are pushing it.


17 posted on 05/11/2021 2:16:38 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder how much Deep State paid them to do it...


18 posted on 05/11/2021 2:17:25 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: nickcarraway

My body my choice


19 posted on 05/11/2021 2:18:02 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic: The Internet's 1st social media platform. Since 1996.)
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To: avkillick

In my area you can at least walk into most McDonald’s in order, but it’s about a 50-50 shot of water you can actually eat in the dining room. Chick-fil-A still won’t even let you walk inside to place an order you have to sit in The drive-through line or order on the app and pick it up just inside a side entrance.


20 posted on 05/11/2021 2:22:29 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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