The UK could soon move to vaccinating 16 and 17-year-olds
Cash incentives are “on the table” as a means to persuade young people to get the coronavirus vaccine, a minister has admitted.
The government has already introduced a number of ploys including “kebabs for jabs”, free taxi rides and cinema trips in a bid to encourage people to get the jab, but is still worried about low uptake.
Universities minister Michelle Donelan became the first minister to signal hard cash rewards, telling Times Radio “there may be an element of government money attributed” to incentives.
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And and when asked by Sky News whether the UK would follow the US - which has offered young people $100 to get the vaccine - Donelan replied: “We’ve looked at a variety of mechanisms to encourage young people”.
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