One in six Australians say they will never be vaccinated. Another 42% say they will – but not just yet. This is what we call “vaccine hesitancy”. It is is already having an impact, with reports of appointment cancellations and unused doses | OPINION ...
. That leaves little margin for adult refusal if we don’t want to vaccinate kids .
Second, provide incentives. These can be in cash or kind. Vaccine passports to allow greater travel are one kind of incentive in kind. Incentives have been used in some countries such as Pakistan, anecdotally with some success. In Serbia, people are being offered €25 to get a jab. Incentives, as vaccine uptake plummets: New Jersey and Connecticut offer a “shot and beer”; West Virginia a $US100 savings bond to 16 to 35-year-olds; Maryland $US100 payments to state employees; Detroit $US50 prepaid debit cards to anyone who drives a fellow resident to a vaccination site.
There is a risk that offering payment to people to get vaccinated could make them more hesitant to get vaccinated by making them suspicious of what is on offer. But psychological research shows people consider risks more carefully if they are being paid. Maybe if they are more “hesitant” it is because they are thinking about the risks more carefully for themselves and have better information available to them. Ultimately, you need to do a trial and see.
People are capable of judging whether they should be vaccinated and they are capable of judging whether, say, $750 to $1500 is worth it.
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