Covid-19: New York offers $ 100 to residents who receive a booster dose

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A person walks past a mobile Covid-19 vaccination clinic during the spread of the Omicron variant in Manhattan, New York, United States on December 7, 2021. © REUTERS - ANDREW KELLY

By: Mayeule de Charon

1 min

This is not the first time that New York has offered money in its fight against Covid-19, the city had done the same for the first dose. 

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In the United States, faced with the increase in Covid-19 cases, the authorities are redoubling their vigilance and calling on Americans to be vaccinated and tested.

So far, only one in six Americans has received their booster, the vaccine booster.

In New York City, the city is offering $ 100 to encourage people, a measure only valid until December 31.

In Haiti, the film 

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 was not selected for the Oscars

The list of pre-selected films was published by the Academy of Oscars and the film 

 is not one of them, reports 

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But all does not stop for the film and its director Gessica Géneus, " 

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The success of business choirs in Brazil

Business choirs started to emerge in the 1970s in Brazil and it is now a tradition in a large number of institutions.

Whether private or public, it is very common for large companies to have their own employee choir.

At lunchtime, employees can therefore take a musical break, an opportunity to create a bond but also to relieve stress.

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