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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.


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KEYWORDS: covid19; mcdonalds; vaccine
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To: conservative98

The vaccine manufacturers are immune but McDonalds isn’t. That’s an interesting legal angle. Grandpa died because MickeyD brainwashed him into believing it was safe.


21 posted on 05/11/2021 2:22:32 PM PDT by BipolarBob (This is my chainsaw. There are many like it but this one is mine.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Such a pity I never go to McDonalds.

I reckon I’ll miss this whole thing.


22 posted on 05/11/2021 2:23:59 PM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: Wallace T.

Their hamburger patties will be useful if there’s ever a hockey puck shortage.


23 posted on 05/11/2021 2:24:48 PM PDT by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: nickcarraway

Alex Berenson:

Just spoke to the mom of a 21-year-old in the Midwest; three days after his second @pfizer shot on May 1, he was hospitalized with myocarditis. Doctors said he might need a defibrillator. (Luckily he didn’t.)

She asked about a VAERS report; the docs said they weren’t filing one.

If you get vaccinated at @PennMedicine and have a problem, don’t expect them to report it for you. Your side effect, your VAERS report, bud!

“You have been informed of the possible risks (including the fact that there may be some unknown and unforeseeable potential risks), potential benefits and alternatives to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

You have been advised that receiving it is voluntary and it is your choice to receive it or not.

You acknowledge that you will need to receive two (2) injections and by signing below you are consenting to receive both injections of the vaccine. You understand that you should not receive a second dose of the vaccine if you experience a severe allergic reaction after the first dose and agree that you will notify the vaccine provider if you have experienced such a reaction.

It will be your responsibility to report any adverse reaction to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting system (VAERS)”


24 posted on 05/11/2021 2:25:08 PM PDT by Cathi
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To: nickcarraway

Theyve been on my boycott list longer then Chic fil a


25 posted on 05/11/2021 2:27:02 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

The way I see it is basically Anyone who wants the vaccine has either got it or signed up to get it.

In southern New England I keep hearing about how all the sites that used to be appointment only are basically now empty and they are practically begging you to walk up and get it, no appointment necessary. If you listen to the politicians, the reason people haven’t got it yet is it was too difficult, time consuming, etc. to schedule an appointment so they figure the walk ups or the vax sites at the local ball park will get the rest.


26 posted on 05/11/2021 2:28:18 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: nickcarraway

They can’t even figure out how to serve a hot cup of coffee without making it 1000°F and I’m supposed to take medical advice from them?


27 posted on 05/11/2021 2:29:34 PM PDT by Condor 63
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To: nickcarraway

A hell of a lot of advertising is underway to get people to take the experimental vaccine. I think the number of vaccinated people being reported is false.


28 posted on 05/11/2021 2:48:02 PM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: nickcarraway

Oh. WELL. McDONalds. I wasn’t going to get a vaccine, but since McDonalds is pushing it I probably will run down first thing in the morning and get a shot. That’s my go-to place for medical advice.


29 posted on 05/11/2021 2:53:20 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence - Prof. Dean Alfange)
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To: nickcarraway
Would be good if the CDC published actual information in an easy to read format describing just how low the risks of the illness are, or how Vitamin D and Zinc can help protect adults etc.

Instead public health is manipulated by advertising to sell vaccines. No admission that people are having strokes, heart attacks, paralysis as a result of 'vaccines' they don't need.

No discussion about the safe, effective treatments available.

No discussion about what the claims of '95% effective vaccines' actually means:

Check Your Understanding Of The "Efficacy" Claims For 'Vaccines': The Claim "95% Effective" Means A Fraction Of 1% Of The Vaccinated Are "Protected" For 2 Months


30 posted on 05/11/2021 3:36:09 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: nickcarraway

Yet one more reason why I haven’t been there in years.


31 posted on 05/11/2021 3:43:58 PM PDT by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It’s now available for as young as 12 in WA


32 posted on 05/11/2021 3:51:50 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: nascarnation

Yeah, what he didn’t say was he also limited himself to something like 3000 steps per day, which was a HUGE factor in his weight gain.


33 posted on 05/11/2021 3:53:14 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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To: T.B. Yoits
a company that actively contributes to deadly obesity is also pushing unapproved but emergency authorized vaccination jabs...

Mickey D's

Jab-ya the Cup...

34 posted on 05/11/2021 4:04:34 PM PDT by null and void (When you put bad people in charge expect bad things to happen, often in a spectacular and sudden way)
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To: 2aProtectsTheRest

Yep. They want ALL of us vaccinated. Every. Last. One.


35 posted on 05/11/2021 4:29:28 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: matt04

Exactly. They won’t rest until those of us that don’t need the vaccine have gotten the vaccine. It’s insanity!


36 posted on 05/11/2021 4:32:41 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
Beginning in July

July?

37 posted on 05/11/2021 4:33:19 PM PDT by Sooth2222 (“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” -James Otis (1761))
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To: nickcarraway

Millions Woked and Poked…. Loving it. Have a egg McMuffin with your Covid shots. GtfoMickyD


38 posted on 05/11/2021 4:39:14 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

In CT the minor league baseball team will have a J&J Jab station set up at the ball park this season. If you get the jab their you get a Dunkin gift card and four free tix to a later game.

The park is at 100% occupancy, so IMHO, the people attending either already got the jab or have no intention to. Either they feel safe with the jab to go out OR they simply aren’t worried about it.


39 posted on 05/11/2021 5:27:57 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: RBW in PA

CT claims to have 70% ish vaccinated to some extent. The big super vax site at the old Pratt and Whitney airstrip is been nearly empty for weeks now, if you do show up, no waits, now no appointments needed. Still empty.


40 posted on 05/11/2021 5:34:26 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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