Covid ’vaccination persuasion’ teams reap rewards in Turkey

新冠病毒「接種疫苗勸說」團在土耳其收穫成果

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A coronavirus "vaccination persuasion" initiative is gearing up to be rolled out across Turkey after proving a resounding success in a district in the country’s south-east.

一項新冠病毒「接種疫苗勸說」倡議在土耳其東南部一個地區證明成效卓著後，正加緊在全國各地推出。

Since February, doctors and healthcare workers in the mainly Kurdish city of Adıyaman have been calling people in age groups already eligible for the vaccine to ask why they have not come to clinics for appointments.

醫師和醫護人員2月起在以庫德族為主的阿德亞曼市，打電話給符合接種年齡資格的族群，詢問他們為什麼沒有到診所預約接種。

Then, equipped with cooler boxes full of vaccine vials, they fan out across the rural area to visit patients who are still reluctant.

然後，他們帶著裝滿疫苗針劑的保冷箱，在這個鄉村地區四處拜訪仍不願去接種疫苗的患者。

It is working, boosting the vaccine take-up rate among the 250,000 strong population scattered across the province’s central district by nearly 30%.

此舉確實發揮作用，將散佈該省中心地區約25萬人口的疫苗接種率，提高了將近30%。

新聞辭典

reap (the) rewards：片語，（經過努力）獲得回報、成果。例句：You will reap the rewards of your hard work.（你的努力會有所回報。）

gear up：片語，加緊、加快（行事）、準備好。例句：We are gearing up for the big project.（我們正為這個重大計畫加緊準備。）

resounding：形容詞，響亮的，巨大的。例句：The new product has been a resounding success.（這項新產品是一大成功。）