Gov. Evers Extends $100 COVID-19 Incentive Program For 2 Weeks

MADISON, WI — With the number of Wisconsin residents that are either fully vaccinated or who have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccines hovering just below 52 percent, Gov. Tony Evers announced he will extend the $100 incentive program for an additional two weeks.

Evers announced Friday that residents who get the vaccine are eligible to receive the $100 through Sept. 19. The incentive was scheduled to end on Monday, but with the state’s 7-seven day rolling average of new cases at 8 percent, state officials announced the program will continue until later this month.

On Thursday, state health officials announced 2,018 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 14 new COVID-19-related deaths. As of Friday, 7,652 people have died from the virus since the start of the pandemic last year. A total of 667,445 people in Wisconsin residents have tested positive in that time.

Since Evers announced the $100 incentive program on Aug. 20, more than 65,000 residents received their first dose of the vaccines as state officials attempt to boost the number of those who are at least partially vaccinated.

More than 84 percent of residents aged 65 and up have received at least one dose of the vaccines as of Friday, state health officials said.