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Highlights
- The Australian Federal Government has set the vaccination targets of 70% and 80% of the population for the age group of 16 and above.
- Virgin Australia joined Qantas to encourage Australians to get vaccinated offering free flights, points, and PJs.
- Virgin Australia opened national COVID-19 vaccination competition to thank COVID-19 vaccinated Aussies.
Australia witnessed one of its biggest logistical exercises during FY21, with the rollout of over 20 million COVID-19 vaccines. Initially, the Australian Government expected to get around 4 million citizens vaccinated by March 2021, but somehow this target couldn’t get achieved. With the shortage of Pfizers, it got tough for the Government to meet its target of over 45 million doses of COVID-19 by the end of October 2021.
Vials of Covid-19 Vaccine with blurred Pfizer, AstraZeneca, and Moderna Source: © Jirsak | Megapixl.com
The Australian Government took foreign help for overcoming the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines. Singapore is soon slated to supply 500,000 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses as a part of a “Vaccine Swap” between two countries.
Other than policy intervention, corporate Australia is also doing its bit to increase vaccination. One such sector are aviation sector, where companies have also jumped on the vaccination bandwagon in a bid to encourage the citizens to get vaccinated. After Qantas Airways (ASX:QAN), Virgin Australia has also announced its vaccination rewards program.
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On Wednesday, Virgin Australia announced to open its VA-X & Win Competition to thank COVID-19 vaccinated Aussies for playing their part of protecting the community. Earlier the company had announced in June that the total prize pool for the drive is valued over AU$150,000.
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Virgin Australia VA-X & Win vaccination jackpot prize pool
The VA-X & Win total prize pool comprises of one million Velocity Frequent Flyer Points, 85 Virgin Australia pyjama sets, 25 return Virgin Australia Business Class flights among other rewards.
Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Jet Source: © Jirsak | Megapixl.com
With these Velocity Flyer Points the passengers can enjoy 64 return flights from Sydney to Gold Coast (Economy), seven return flights from Brisbane to Honolulu (Business Class) along with many offers. The winners will also get a chance to earn -
- 14 Apple Air Pods Pro
- 19 Daniel Wellington Evergold Watches
- 416 bottles of McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018
How to enter VA-X & Win competition?
The passengers can participate in this competition after you receive both the doses of COVID-19 approved vaccine. Then register yourself on the portal by entering your credentials by midnight 31 December 2021.
Last month, the airline also announced the commencement of consultation process with the unions and employees to explore vaccinating team members. It also announced that its frontline team members will get vaccinated by 15 November 2021. The office-based team members will get vaccinated by 31 March 2022, the company announced.
About Virgin Australia
Established in 1970, Virgin Australia operates as a part of Virgin. It has created more than 300 branded companies across the globe, in 30 countries, operating in different sectors, from travel, financial services to mobile telephony.
