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If you are vaccinated or will get the vaccine soon, you may perhaps get $10,000 in funds, according to Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero at a press conference Friday.
By Liberation Day on July 21, the governing administration hopes to satisfy “Operation Liber8Guam” to shield the island in opposition to the coronavirus crisis.
Starting up June 16, just about every Wednesday main up to Guam’s 77th Liberation Working day on July 21, winners can obtain $10,000 in cash or a new car, which include the 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage Hatchback, 2021 Nissan Versa and 2021 Kia Soul X-Line.
All people on Guam are suitable, Leon Guerrero stated.
Vaccinated residents 17 yrs outdated or youthful can gain other prizes, such as a $500 reward certification by the Micronesia Mall and staycation hotel deals.
Federal grants fork out for the prizes, which price tag $250,000 in overall, Leon Guerrero claimed. To enter the contest, visit www.visitguam.com/vax.
“If this is likely to incentive and go our persons to far more herd immunity, then certainly, it is really worth the selling price,” Leon Guerrero reported. “Remaining back again to usual means we can deliver tourism in. We can begin revitalizing our economic system, but additional importantly, we’re shielding our people.”
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Vaccination fee
As of June 3, at the very least 94,871 people have been given the initial dose of the vaccine, and 83,135 are entirely vaccinated, according to Felix Cabrera, the chief professional medical officer of the Office of General public Health and Social Solutions.
Between Guam’s total inhabitants, 56.4% have received the very first dose as of June 3, adopted by 49.4% with whole vaccinations, Cabrera said.
Youthful older people have proven the most apathy versus the vaccine. To get to the 80% herd immunity benchmark, at least 15,134 individuals ages 16-29 have to have to get the vaccine, Cabrera said.
For the island to reach an 80% herd immunity, 37,461 of the 168,322 population need to acquire the vaccine, Cabrera said.
Folks from the Federated States of Micronesia have the lowest costs of vaccinations, Cabrera stated. Precisely, the Chuukese and Marshallese demographics will need a lot more vaccines.
“Typically they could not have an understanding of what vaccines are, period — that they are extra preventative, not for treatment,” Cabrera stated. “As shortly as I advocate it to them, they say, ‘OK, I will get the vaccine.'”
As of Friday, Leon Guerrero said that Guam’s Vehicle rating was 0.5.
Guam Memorial Clinic and Guam Regional Medical City claimed 3 hospitalizations, none that include ventilators or the intense treatment unit, and 31 days have passed considering that Guam documented a COVID-19 dying, she additional.
Fireworks, drones
On July 21, a 12-minute drone gentle show will light up Tumon Bay with messages of hope and gratitude just before the fireworks exhibit, according to previous Gov. Carl Gutierrez, GVB president and CEO.
“This group of people that we employed to do the drone presentation is the identical a single that did the drone presentation for the inauguration of President Biden,” Gutierrez mentioned.
The Guam Site visitors Bureau designs to maintain three drone displays and fireworks shows at Merizo, Tumon and Hagåtña. Gutierrez said GVB is wanting at the Guam Football Affiliation soccer discipline and another location down south for two other drone displays.
“The 77th anniversary is also the initial anniversary of us having out of this lockdown,” Guiterrez mentioned. “Let’s all chip in, and let us get alongside one another. The victory is all ours in the conclude.”
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