Free beer, other new incentives for Biden’s ‘vaccine sprint’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Free beer is the latest White House-backed incentive to persuade Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

President Joe Biden is expected to announce a “month of action” on Wednesday to get more shots into arms before the July 4 holiday.

Biden is updating the nation on his plans to get 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated by Independence Day.

That’s key to his goal of returning the nation to a pre-pandemic sense of normalcy this summer.

The latest vaccine sweetener, provided by Anheuser-Busch, builds on other incentives like cash giveaways, sports tickets and paid leave, to keep up the pace of Americans getting shots.