All students at University of Sussex are being entered into the draw, with 10 winners able to claim a £5,000 prize each if they can prove they have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The government has asked universities to get creative with incentives for students to get double-vaccinated. File pic.University of Sussex is offering students the chance to win £5,000 if they have had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
While the university is not mandating vaccinations, it is attempting to boost rates before the start of the academic year. It hopes to teach in person as much as possible, to give students as close to a"normal university experience" as it can. All students are being entered into the draw, with 10 winners able to claim a £5,000 prize each if they can prove they have had two doses of theThe government has decided against vaccine passports for university students, but is urging the institutions to promote the chance to get the jab.Adam Tickell, the University's Vice-Chancellor, said the scheme would be worth it even if numbers increased"only slightly".
"Whilst these are significant prizes for our students, the cost to the University is small compared with the human, social and financial cost if students were to experience the kind of disruption we faced last year," he said.
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