Head of Australia’s vaccine strategy not ruling out cash incentives to achieve 80% target

Published on 2021-08-04

Lt Gen John Frewen says demand still exceeds supply but incentives may be needed to counter vaccine hesitancy later in the yearFollow our live blog for the latest Covid updatesNSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictions; Qld hotspotsVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe head of the country’s Covid vaccination program, Lt Gen John Frewen, says the government may yet use cash incentives to encourage take-up, as he says it is “mathematically” possible for 80% of eligible Australians to be fully immunised by December.New targets released by...

By Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent

Lt Gen John Frewen says demand still exceeds supply but incentives may be needed to counter vaccine hesitancy later in the yearFollow our live blog for the latest Covid updatesNSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictions; Qld hotspotsVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe head of the country’s Covid vaccination program, Lt Gen John Frewen, says the government may yet use cash incentives to encourage take-up, as he says it is “mathematically” possible for 80% of eligible Australians to be fully immunised by December.New targets released by...Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur, adipisicing elit. Incidunt, quia reprehenderit accusantium facilis labore corporis, officiis eligendi nisi, in consequuntur distinctio ex non vitae laborum animi at eius aut eum! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Quisquam distinctio perspiciatis, iure earum molestias omnis, at similique nostrum cumque ea et? Laudantium, repellendus. Accusamus quos quis praesentium dicta est soluta. Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Officia, consectetur dignissimos a officiis sunt aperiam iusto quia adipisci dolore ipsa harum praesentium magni, possimus nobis fugit et commodi itaque amet! read original article here

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