Gojek offers free rides to and from COVID vaccination centres for a week. — Photo courtesy of Gojek

Ride hailing app Gojek said it would provide all its customers in HCM City with two ride vouchers worth VND40,000 each (US$1.7) for booking motorbike rides to and from COVID-19 vaccination centres.

The pair of vouchers will automatically be added to every user’s Gojek account on June 19 and be available for use until June 25 in line with city government’s vaccination schedule.

New users who download the Gojek app and sign up between June 19 and 25 will also receive the vouchers in their accounts.

Phung Tuan Duc, general manager of Gojek Vietnam, said: “Vaccination is an important layer of protection in our fight against COVID-19. We appreciate the efforts of the HCM City government in making vaccines available to its citizens, and want to do our part to support the effort by enabling our users to get to their vaccination appointments with ease and remove any transportation barriers to vaccine access.

“We hope that with this campaign, more people will be inclined to get vaccinated and we can do our part to support the city’s fight against the pandemic.” — VNS