Uber & Lyft Are Offering Free Rides To And From Vaccination Sites
Image via Lyft
As part of a partnership with the White House, ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft have launched free rides for anyone getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The free rides will be available till July 4.
According to TechCrunch, Uber and Lyft will be covering the costs of the trips. Both companies have been helping underserved communities access vaccines, such as Uber’s free rides and deliveries, or its vaccine appointment booking with Walgreens.
Lyft had also participated in a vaccine access campaign, providing 60 million rides to and from vaccination sites for at-risk communities.
Uber is offering four one-way (two round-trips) rides of up to US$25 off each. Each of the two round-trips must be used three weeks apart, which is the wait period between vaccine doses.
Lyft is also offering two round-trip rides, of up to US$15 each way. If a ride costs more than US$15, or a user chooses to tip their driver, the additional charges will be taken from their personal form of payment. These free round-trips have to be three weeks apart, too.
The campaigns follow dating apps’ introduction of perks for users who have been vaccinated, also part of an initiative with the White House.
[via TechCrunch, cover image via Lyft]
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