Fresh Innovations California, LLC. recently concluded a vaccination initiative in mid-July.  All employees were eligible to participate, and payouts were distributed each week.  There were two $500 gift cards and five $100 awards.  The company arranged for vaccination clinics that protected 70 percent of employees.  Fresh Innovations relies on manual labor to process fresh fruit into ready-to-eat products for institutional and retail markets.

A number of states and companies nationwide have used lotteries and other incentives to encourage vaccination acceptance. In the case of Fresh Innovations the promise of a financial reward was coupled with vaccination clinics to facilitate protection of staff. When vaccine became available in Michigan Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch arranged for vaccination of both employees and their families through their previously established Company Health Clinic.