President Joe Biden is set to announce new efforts to get Americans vaccinated, including an expansion of free rides from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to get shots and a partnership with community colleges to administer vaccines, the White House said. Lyft and Uber will offer free rides through July 4 to anyone going to get vaccinated in the U.S. It’s an expansion of programs they were already providing to some low-income users in cooperation with pharmacies and non-profits. The White House said it had selected community colleges because of the diversity of their student populations. Biden has said the country is in a new phase of its vaccination campaign as domestic demand weakens. The administration’s moves include winding down mass vaccination clinics while steering more shots to rural and mobile sites.

Source: Mint May 11, 2021 16:52 UTC