Kebabs for Jabs

Doodledog now you’re talking!
There’s not a great deal that I wouldnt do for a live chicken and a spliff!

I think it's a bit daft. There was an item about it on Jeremy Vine earlier, and in some countries people (not just young ones) are given live chickens, rollmop herrings, chipolatas, popcorn and a marijuana joint (not all at once - these were one per country!) as inducements. Some of these would put me off getting it - what would I do with a live chicken?

I can't help thinking that the sort of person who would get vaccinated because of bribes would reject it if he bribe didn't suit them, so it would be counterproductive. If the bribes changed after a while, people would be encouraged to hang on to get the best deal possible.

I would use more of a stick approach, and increase the number of things that can only be done by the double jabbed, but only when everyone has had the chance to get both vaccinations.

What about getting yourself injected with a vaccine that has been given to 46 million people in this country alone and saved about 60,000 lives, and to about 3 billion worldwide? I'd have that for a pizza.

Incidentally, you don't have to inject yourself. They do it for you. You really need to find out more about this whole thing.

If I was a young person it would take a lot more than a free pizza to make me inject myself with some untried vaccine! I think they've done enough to protect the vulnerable, this is a step too far

GagaJo and what similarly patronising bribes would they have offered the over 50s?
A packet of Werthers, a copy of the Daiky Express and a voucher for Wetherspoons?

It says rather more about the type of young person who refuses to take the vaccination, for their own good and that of others.

Wouldn’t have thought free food would be much of an incentive and isn’t the uptake of the vaccine quite high among young people anyway ?

Last thing most of my City needs is a kebab!
I’m sure when half the population here are jabbed a bit of gravy leaks out?.

FannyCornforth

If I were a youngster I’d be straight down to Boots demanding a Vivienne Westwood dress, a bottle of Gordon’s and a kitten.

Damn! And I had my vaccine with no persuasion needed. I should have held out a bit longer.

Fanny that made me spit out my morning cuppa ??

Other countries have offered incentives to more than just young people, I believe in some US states you could get ammo for your gun .

The UK has one of the highest rates of vaccine take up. Even in Japan the acceptance of the vaccines is relatively low, and in Australia they are wary of the AZ one.

Don't blame the young, they are doing fine. I guess a free kebab won't make that much difference for most of them, but as kittylester says, whatever works!

Same here Galaxy that would be no inducement to me either.

Lots of countries are using all sorts of techniques to get all sections of the population to get vaccinated, lots of health campaigns have used a mixture of education and 'carrots' so to speak. I would only have a vaccine if I didnt have to eat a kebab.

Well, if it helps, I'm all for it!

If I were a youngster I’d be straight down to Boots demanding a Vivienne Westwood dress, a bottle of Gordon’s and a kitten.