Free beer and other vaccine incentives, cicadas allergy warning & more: What’s trending today

In this May 6, 2021 photo, George Ripley, 72, of Washington, holds up his free beer after receiving the J & J COVID-19 vaccine shot, at The REACH at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Free beer is the latest White House-backed incentive for Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a “month of action” on Wednesday to get more shots into arms before the July 4 holiday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP

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Top stories

Don’t eat cicadas if you’re allergic to seafood, the FDA warns (Washington Post)

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NASA will send two missions to Venus for the first time in over 30 years (The Verge)

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Coronavirus news

Free beer, other new incentives for Biden’s ‘vaccine sprint’ (AP)

West Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine incentives include guns, trucks and cash (CBS)

Why experts say COVID-19 contact tracing may be more valuable than ever (ABC News)

Do vaccinated people need COVID-19 tests? (Fox News)

First in line, still no shot: Surprising number of hospital workers refuse vaccines (USA Today)