Chickens, cows, apartments offered up in Asia's vaccination lucky draws

Lili Dinata, 72-year-old local of Sindanglaya village, being rewarded with a live chicken after receiving his first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, in Cianjur regency, West Java province, Indonesia, on June 15, 2021.- Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters): Chickens, cows, paid leave, even a million-dollar apartment, these are the prizes on offer from Thailand to Indonesia to Hong Kong for those who get vaccinated against Covid-19 as nations across Asia combat vaccine hesitancy.

As more transmissible variants of the virus have driven a surge in cases in Southeast Asia in recent weeks, authorities have started offering chances in lucky draws for vaccinations.