Younger people will be offered discounted takeaways and taxi rides to get their Covid jabs in a bid to boost vaccine uptake according to state media sources.
Food delivery and taxi-hailing firms including Uber, Bolt, Deliveroo and Pizza Pilgrims will offer incentives to partake of the medical treatment.
The Department of Health said details on more partnerships would be released “in due course”.
According to official statistics 68% of 18 to 29-year-olds in England have had the first jab, 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.
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.
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”.
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