Got vaccinated? You can now avail discounts on airfare, fast food, groceries

You can now show your Covid-19 vaccination certificate to get discounts on airline tickets, fast food and groceries. Getting the jab will also make you eligible to avail higher interests on deposits and extended warranty on home appliances.

Discounts on items ranging from fast food to flights are being offered by Indian firms keen to lure people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as the economy re-opens gradually from weeks of lockdown. While businesses in the West make similar offers to dispel vaccine hesitancy, India is badly short of doses for its population of nearly 1.4 billion, and the incentives could serve mainly to attract more customers.