
HHS vaccination ads use a new tactic to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates: fear
CNN
With vaccination rates only inching forward slowly, the federal government is trying a new marketing tactic: fear.
In a set of emotional advertisements releasing Wednesday morning, three unvaccinated Covid-19 survivors and an intensive care unit nurse speak about the toll the virus has taken.
It's a sharp turn from earlier ads, which used positive messages -- protecting the community, getting back to normal activities, reuniting with friends -- to convince hesitant Americans to roll up their sleeves.

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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











