MARCO MARTINEZ: If they offer me a zillion different baseball jerseys to get the vaccine, I'll definitely be onboard if I get a new jersey every week. But devoted and unvaccinated fan Marco Martinez says the ticket giveaway isn't winning him over. QUIRMBACH: Some other tailgaters say they've already been vaccinated but like the team's plan because they want to be part of big crowds again. I'm almost - not saying ashamed I haven't gotten it yet, but I've just missed appointments and opportunities to get it. MIKE HUNTSMAN: Sure, why not? Absolutely. While chatting with a few friends before last night's game, Mike Huntsman says the ticket offer convinced him to make time to get his shot. In the sprawling parking lot, health rules limit tailgating to small groups. Minutes later, they'll get two tickets to attend that day's Brewers game. At two games this week, unvaccinated people can come to a nearby building and get a shot. And in Milwaukee, that's the ballpark where the Brewers play. QUIRMBACH: Johnson is especially trying to reach younger people at places they gather. I mean, we want to get people vaccinated. We want to knock it out of the park, if you will. KIRSTEN JOHNSON: We do want people to step up to the plate. City health commissioner Kirsten Johnson uses baseball lingo to describe the challenge.
Chuck Quirmbach of member station WUWM in Milwaukee reports on a Major League Baseball team trying to convert a vaccination into a free ticket.ĬHUCK QUIRMBACH, BYLINE: In Milwaukee, the number of people already vaccinated is about seven percentage points below the national average. New Jersey offers free glasses of wine, and some employers are paying people to get a shot. Ohio has its Vax-a-Million state lottery. As vaccination rates slow across the country, incentive programs are quickly spreading.
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