You Could Get $300 For Being Fully Vaxxed By The End Of The Year

We can all agree, that the vaccine roll-out has been disappointing, and low-key frustrating. However, the Labor party is suggesting to add an incentive to encourage young Aussies to get fully vaccinated.

Australia’s experiencing its third wave, and only about 15% of the population is vaccinated, and it’s been about 6 months since the vaccine roll-out started and that’s why the Labor party is suggesting a $300 payout to everyone who gets the jab by the 1 December 2021.

Labor is proposing $300 for every fully vaccinated Australian. pic.twitter.com/akd60k6DJa

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) August 2, 2021

This incentive is to encourage young Aussies the motivation to go and get vaccinated ASAP since Australia has more than enough of the AstraZeneca vaccine to go around. When they mean enough, they literally mean 3 million+ AstaZeneca doses ready to go for patients who want it.

The cost of this incentive will rack up to about $6 billion but those in favour of the intiative argue that it’s a much more feasible option in comparison to lockdowns and will also be pumped back into the economy when Aussies spend that money.

I support Albanese/Labor’s $300 incentive.

If it encourages more people to get vaccinated sooner, we reduce the need for lockdowns & the cost they have, plus that $300 extra each we can spend at local small businesses. That’ll help locked down ones once they’re open. #auspol

— Rhys Parton ⚫️🟡🔴 - Bring Them #HomeToBilo (@RhysParton) August 2, 2021

However, the opposing party is not a big fan of the incentive initiative, claiming that there is evidence to show it’s unnecessary, and have said "It's a bit insulting to the many millions of Australians who are already doing the right thing, who are planning on doing the right thing, and know full well the reason they [should] get vaccinated is to protect their health and the health of their fellow Australians."

According to the government roll-out phases, the incentives might be claimable only after 70% of the population is vaccinated so it might be a while away, but those who are already vaxxed will be eligible for the incentive too!