Professor Bill Bogart pens op-ed about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Bill Bogart

Professor Bill Bogart has published an opinion piece in Healthy Debate about vaccine hesitancy - suggesting a reward be offered to people for getting vaccinated.

"There is a level of hesitancy about the shot that must be addressed," writes Professor Bogart. "Multiple strategies need to be employed. One that needs further thought is rewarding people for getting vaccinated."

He continues: "There are valid concerns about using rewards as part of the campaign to persuade people to get the jab. But they have to be weighed against the prospect of those who refuse to do so getting and giving COVID-19. The significant costs associated with those who become seriously ill and of a society continuing to struggle against the plague because herd immunity is unattainable are sobering."

"The pandemic battle is far from over," says Professor Bogart. "All reasonable strategies to have people vaccinated and to conquer the contagion must be considered."

Read the full story on the Healthy Debate website.