€25 (£22.50) for a coronavirus vaccination sounds reasonable. But that is not the price of the shot - it is the bonus Serbians will receive if they are vaccinated before the end of this mont, APA reports citing BBC.
The authorities hope this will be the answer to a troubling conundrum. They have ample supplies of vaccine. But they’re running short of willing arms to jab.
Serbia’s vaccination campaign won worldwide attention as it raced ahead of every other country in mainland Europe. But now other countries are catching up - and widespread vaccine scepticism is leaving Serbia’s effort stalling with only a third of the population vaccinated.
To encourage people to come forward, the government will offer €25 in “financial assistance from the state” to people who have received at least one dose of vaccine by the end of May.
This is not the only creative idea.
A pop-up vaccination centre in one Belgrade’s biggest shopping centres will shower the first 100 people who turn up for a jab with gifts ranging from shopping vouchers to electrical goods.
The city authorities hope the offer will encourage people between the ages of 18 and 49 to come forward.
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