The article I read was a bit confusing, so that $1,000 might also be part of their "retention bonus," which is also part of their new union contract.
In February of 2021 I received doth Covid shots. Seven months later I came down with severe Covid. I had double pneumonia with blood clots. I was placed in ICU for a entire month and another moth in the hospital and a skilled nursing recovery center. Today I suffer from scarred lungs due to the pneumonia and I am on oxygen when I move about like shopping etc. I was deathly sick and it’s only because of the grace of our lord and savior Jesus Christ that I survived. I actually begged God to let me leave since that was how near death and sick I had become. Thank God for the care I received in the hospital and of the care I have been continuously receiving from my beautiful wife of 54 years. I would add that the VA has been great with covering all my bills and I’m currently under the care of a VA pulmonologist. In closing I’ll say that I am not contemplating getting anymore Covid vaccine shots.