Live chickens are being given away by local authorities in rural Indonesia as an incentive for older residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
The program, in Cianjur regency, West Java, is part of the district's effort to increase the number of vaccines administered to citizens age 45 and over.Galih Apria, assistant police commissioner in the sub-district of Pecat, said older residents had been very hesitant about getting the shots during the early rollout of the government's vaccination program.
"We had to explain and educate people on the safety and benefits of the vaccine so that they would stop being so scared," he said."We go door-to-door and encourage people to get vaccinated."Medical staff and army personnel are helping police distribute the vaccine, and"do medical checkups so that people can get the vaccine on the spot," said Galih.
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