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The great jab giveaway: enticements offered to boost vaccine take-up

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Even as many countries around the world struggle to secure vaccine doses, in other places, governments, companies and causes have had to entice hesitant citizens to get jabbed.

Here are some of the most notable - and bizarre - inducements on offer: High flying Australia's largely Covid-free status and concerns about side effects from the AstraZeneca vaccine have led to some reluctance among the general public.

So local airline Qantas has stepped in with prizes for the vaccinated in a bid to try to up the immunity rate, which is currently around 2%, and allow the firm to get back to business. "We are going to offer ten mega prizes, at least one for each state and territory, where a family of four get unlimited travel on the Qantas and

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