UK offers incentives to help lagging COVID vaccination rates among young people | ABC News

In the UK, more than 42 million people are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — 77% of the total population.
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But despite the success, the country continues to grapple with 100s of COVID deaths per day, the highest rate since March.
The focus is now on young people where vaccination rates are lagging behind and the UK government hopes incentives like free pizza will convince them to show up and get their jabs.
Europe correspondent Samantha Hawley reports.

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