A slice and a shot: Tel Aviv pushes COVID-19 vaccine with free food


  • World
  • Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021

Medical personnel work at a temporary vaccination centre where vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are administered, at a sports court in Tel Aviv, Israel February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Corinna Kern

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Pizza, hummus, pastry and a cup of coffee were on the menu on Tuesday to entice Israelis to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.

In cooperation with local restaurants, Tel Aviv offered the food at two pop-up vaccination centres, hoping to persuade inoculation holdouts to take a shot.

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