Mr Streater said the idea to hand out a free pint, wine or rum and Coke came to him after watching pub regulars queue for their vaccinations at a nearby pop-up clinic at Port Melbourne Town Hall.
The scolding from the watchdog has not deterred Mr Streater from offering rewards to vaccinated customers. He will soon offer a food discount in a bid to encourage more people to get the jab. Some Australian businesses have been inundated with scathing online comments from anti-vaxxers after promoting incentives to get vaccinated.due to negative commentary from anti-vaxxers on social media.
The use of incentives to boost vaccination rates has boomed in the US, where states are offering daily lotteries of cash prizes. Up to $5 million is up for grabs for New Yorkers who get vaccinated at state-run clinics.A TGA spokesman said the watchdog had received five complaints in relation to businesses offering a reward as part of promoting the COVID-19 vaccine.
This country is hellbent on becoming one of the dullest on the planet... it was one flippin' beer for God's sake
.NickMcCallum7 heidimur - bureaucrats doing what they do best. At least this guy was doing something to get people vaccinated 🤷🏻♀️
Well our federal and state governments can’t get the vaccine roll out happening. At least this fella is having a go. I’ll go and have a beer at his pub! Cheers 🍻
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