APH Will Give You A $ H-E-B Gift Card If You Get COVID Vaccine

Austin TX

17 August, 2021

10:15 AM

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AUSTIN, TX — Austin Public Health plans to hand out $50 H-E-B gift cards each time someone gets a dose of the coronavirus vaccine. According to APH, it will offer $50 H-E-B gift cards to individuals who receive a COVID-19 vaccination from one of its events and complete an exit survey. The incentive is offered for both the first and second doses, as applicable. This memo shows that we are working on getting the HEB gift card program off the ground + will announce when launched. We are happy to see the anticipation for this program coming soon! The best incentive is to stay out of the hospital: https://t.co/8jMk0kX44Y pic.twitter.com/mTnWYMkJOd— Austin Public Health (@AusPublicHealth) August 11, 2021 Officials said the incentive enables a person to receive a total of $100 for receiving both doses and completing two exit surveys. The incentive, which hasn't officially launched, is a way to encourage the community to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases, particularly the highly contagious delta variant, continues to surge in the Austin Metro. The public health authority plans to announce a launch date of the program soon, officials said. As of Monday, there were 955 new coronavirus cases in Travis County. In total, there are 96,009 cases and 919 deaths in the county. About 2,583 cases remain active, according to Austin-Travis County's COVID-19 dashboard. There are 589 total hospitalizations in the Austin Metro, including 213 in the ICU and 134 on ventilators, the data reports. "The best incentive is to stay out of the hospital," APH tweeted. For more information on where to get vaccinated in Travis County, visit the city's vaccine information center online. RELATED COVERAGE:Pflugerville ISD Will Require Face Masks As COVID-19 Cases Surge Austin ISD Will Keep Mask Mandate In Place Despite Court Ruling Texas Officials Plead With Abbott To Rescind Mask Executive Order