Don’t bet on the chance of an oversized check coming from the Florida Lottery after getting vaccinated.
Four states — Maryland, New York, Ohio and Oregon — are offering incentives like cash or scholarships to boost turnout for vaccines against COVID-19 but Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t heading down that path, according to his press office.
“No, Gov. DeSantis is not and will never consider holding a ‘vaccine lottery’ in Florida,” Christina Pushaw, the governor’s press secretary, said in an email.
Vaccines have been freely available to anyone in Florida for weeks and 57% of adults statewide have gotten at least one dose, she said.