Throughout June and July the Shanghai local government has been trying a new tactic to convince people to take the coronavirus vaccine: bribes. At many vaccination centres you can be entered into a draw to win a phone or receive some other free gift. It’s clearly working as apparently 70% of adults have now been vaccinated. I’ve collected a few examples below that I either saw myself or were shared around on WeChat.
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I passed this one on the way to work. The text says “get the coronavirus vaccination here and receive five litres of cooking oil”.
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This district is clearly lacking imagination: the sign says “take the vaccine and receive 300 RMB cash after the second injection”.
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A sign at Shanghai International Tourism Resort. It says “take the vaccine inside the resort and receive a free entrance ticket”.