From herring to tricycles: How countries counter vaccine hesitancy


By AGENCY

A health worker holding up a bottle of coronavirus vaccine in India. The country has started incentivising vaccines in order to persuade the hesitant to come get their jab. Photos: Zuma Wire/dpa

In a bid to overcome vaccine hesitancy in rural areas of India, authorities are offering everything from free fuel and seeds, to tricycles and cash in an attempt to get shots in arms.

As the country tries to counter the latest deadly strain of the coronavirus, officials want to speed up the country's vaccination programme. Hundreds of millions of doses have been distributed – and the race is on to protect people before they become infected.

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