McDonald’s restaurants have partnered with the Biden administration to promote awareness of the covid-19 vaccine.
This summer, customers will see McCafé cups and McDelivery seal stickers that feature the national “We Can Do This” campaign created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the website, vaccines.gov.
McDonald’s said the campaign will start this month “with the debut of covid-19 vaccine information from trusted third parties on McDonald’s billboard in Times Square.”
The new cups will debut in July to help customers “learn more about how they can protect themselves and the people they love from covid-19, as well as where to find vaccine appointments near them.”
“We all want to protect ourselves and our loved ones and be together with our communities again. McDonald’s is excited to be doing our part for the people we serve, providing them with simple information that can help keep them safe,” said Genna Gent, McDonald’s USA Vice President for Global Public Policy and Government Relations.
“This is a team effort — it takes all of us. We’re proud to enter this partnership to provide trusted, independently verified information about covid-19 vaccines to our customers in the nearly 14,000 communities we serve.”
The country is currently finding that some people are hesitant to get the vaccine, which now is readily available. Clinics around the country have reported that appointments are going unfilled.
“Getting vaccinated is easy. More than 150 million people have already gotten at least one dose of vaccine, and millions more are getting vaccinated every day,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a news release.
“Thanks to McDonalds, people will now be able to get trusted information about vaccines when they grab a cup of coffee or order a meal. Ending this pandemic requires all of us working together to do our part, including encouraging our friends and family to get vaccinated.
This effort will help more people make informed decisions about their health and learn about steps they can take to protect themselves and their communities.”
