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| Taxi and food discounts offer to boost youth jabs | Taxi and food discounts offer to boost youth jabs |
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| Young people will be offered discounted takeaways and taxi rides to get their Covid jabs in a bid to boost vaccine uptake, the government has said. | Young people will be offered discounted takeaways and taxi rides to get their Covid jabs in a bid to boost vaccine uptake, the government has said. |
| Food delivery and taxi-hailing firms including Uber, Bolt, Deliveroo and Pizza Pilgrims will offer incentives to people to get vaccinated. | Food delivery and taxi-hailing firms including Uber, Bolt, Deliveroo and Pizza Pilgrims will offer incentives to people to get vaccinated. |
| The Department of Health said details on more partnerships would be released "in due course". | |
| It said about 67% of 18 to 29-year-olds in England have had a first jab. | It said about 67% of 18 to 29-year-olds in England have had a first jab. |
| More than 72% of UK adults have had two doses so far, while 88.5% have had one. | More than 72% of UK adults have had two doses so far, while 88.5% have had one. |
| Ride hailing firm Uber will send reminders to all users in August urging them to get vaccinated - and will offer discounted rides and meals on its Uber Eats platform for young people who have the vaccine. | Ride hailing firm Uber will send reminders to all users in August urging them to get vaccinated - and will offer discounted rides and meals on its Uber Eats platform for young people who have the vaccine. |
| Bolt, another taxi app firm, will offer "free ride credit" to vaccination centres, while food delivery firm Deliveroo will give vouchers to young people who get vaccinated. | Bolt, another taxi app firm, will offer "free ride credit" to vaccination centres, while food delivery firm Deliveroo will give vouchers to young people who get vaccinated. |
| Two jabs needed to enter nightclubs from September | Two jabs needed to enter nightclubs from September |
| Vaccine push sees jabs at circus and festivals | Vaccine push sees jabs at circus and festivals |
| Jab will not be compulsory for university lectures | Jab will not be compulsory for university lectures |
| The Department of Health said other incentives could include "vouchers or discount codes for people attending pop-up vaccine sites and booking through the NHS, social media competitions and promotional offers for restaurants". | |
| It added that firms would not request or store any health data for the incentive scheme. | It added that firms would not request or store any health data for the incentive scheme. |
| Health Secretary Sajid Javid thanked companies for "stepping up" to help the vaccine drive, and urged people to "take advantage of the discounts". | Health Secretary Sajid Javid thanked companies for "stepping up" to help the vaccine drive, and urged people to "take advantage of the discounts". |
| The announcement of the latest initiative in the government's vaccine drive comes after a string of pop-up vaccine centres opened across England this weekend - with sites including Burnley FC's Turf Moor ground, Goodwood Racecourse near Chichester, and the Summer of Love Festival in west London's Holland Park. | The announcement of the latest initiative in the government's vaccine drive comes after a string of pop-up vaccine centres opened across England this weekend - with sites including Burnley FC's Turf Moor ground, Goodwood Racecourse near Chichester, and the Summer of Love Festival in west London's Holland Park. |
| A four-day festival with live music and free food, and walk-in vaccine clinics, is taking place in Poplar, in east London, until Monday. | A four-day festival with live music and free food, and walk-in vaccine clinics, is taking place in Poplar, in east London, until Monday. |
| Everyone over 18 has been able to sign up for a Covid jab in England since mid-June. | Everyone over 18 has been able to sign up for a Covid jab in England since mid-June. |
| So far two-thirds of 18-29 year olds have come forward. | So far two-thirds of 18-29 year olds have come forward. |
| That's much lower than the population as a whole and ministers are desperate to increase uptake before the end of summer. | That's much lower than the population as a whole and ministers are desperate to increase uptake before the end of summer. |
| We've already seen the stick; the prime minister warning Covid passports could stop the unvaccinated getting into nightclubs and other venues. | We've already seen the stick; the prime minister warning Covid passports could stop the unvaccinated getting into nightclubs and other venues. |
| Now for the carrot; giving people discounts and other incentives to get a jab. | Now for the carrot; giving people discounts and other incentives to get a jab. |
| Downing Street hasn't said exactly what the incentives will be. | Downing Street hasn't said exactly what the incentives will be. |
| But ministers are in talks with other firms - and discounts in cafes, restaurants and cinemas could follow soon. | But ministers are in talks with other firms - and discounts in cafes, restaurants and cinemas could follow soon. |
| The latest plans come weeks after the government said that people attending nightclubs and other crowded venues in England would need to be fully vaccinated from the end of September. | The latest plans come weeks after the government said that people attending nightclubs and other crowded venues in England would need to be fully vaccinated from the end of September. |
| The announcement was met with some criticism, with Kate Nicholls, the boss of UK Hospitality calling the announcement "a hammer blow" for a struggling industry trying to rebuild, while Mark Harper, who chairs the Covid Recovery Group of Conservative backbenchers, said the government was "effectively moving to compulsory vaccination". | |
| The BBC understands that ministers are no longer considering making it compulsory for university students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures or stay in halls of residence in England - after the foreign secretary previously said students would get "advance warning" if they needed to be double jabbed. | The BBC understands that ministers are no longer considering making it compulsory for university students to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures or stay in halls of residence in England - after the foreign secretary previously said students would get "advance warning" if they needed to be double jabbed. |