Judge Hidalgo: Get $100 with first Covid vaccine shot at Harris County Public Health

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HOUSTON — Judge Lina Hidalgo says Harris County is “going big” in its efforts to get more people vaccinated by offering a $100 cash card payment to those getting their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The payments begin immediately and run through Aug. 31 at any Harris County Public Health site, both fixed and mobile.

“Our public hospitals are strained to their breaking point,” Hidalgo said at a Tuesday…