LONDON –
Restaurants, shuttle service apps and food delivery services are backing Britain’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign, offering discounts and even free slices of pizza to persuade young people to get vaccinated.
The program, announced Sunday by the Department of Health and Welfare, is designed to boost the vaccination rate among adults under 30 as Britain rushes to vaccinate as many people as possible before Let the cold weather begin
Although more than 90% of adults in Britain have received at least one dose of the vaccine, the vaccination rate for people aged 18 to 30 is 60%, according to government statistics.
As he thanked businesses for helping out, Health Secretary Sajid Javid asked people to “take advantage of the discounts.” Uber, Bolt, Deliveroo and Pizza Pilgrims are among the companies that offered incentives.
“Lifesaving vaccines not only protect you, your loved ones and your community, but help us to be united again by allowing you to do the things you missed again,” he said.
Britain is not the only country trying to persuade the reluctant to get vaccinated. This week, US President Joe Biden asked state and local governments to follow in New York and Minnesota’s footsteps around offering $ 100 for those who get vaccinated, hoping that a financial incentive will motivate the undecided to get inoculated while the variant highly contagious delta devastates several areas of the country.
Britain is seeking to increase its vaccination rate amid a rebound in cases and as the government seeks to fully revive economic and social activities.
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