SA’s offer of grocery vouchers for Covid-19 shots failed to accelerate demand
Result surprises as economic hardship cited as main reason for not getting jabbed
The government’s offer of free grocery vouchers to older people getting their first Covid-19 jabs failed to generate a significant increase in vaccine uptake, analysis of the incentive scheme shows.
The scheme was launched in November last year at a time when vaccination rates among people aged 50 and above were falling, and SA was preparing for what many experts feared would be a devastating fourth wave of coronavirus infections. People over the age of 50 are at greater risk of severe illness, hospitalisation and death from Covid-19, and people over the age of 60 account for the majority of deaths from the virus...
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