than $116 million in prize money that will be given away in dozens of drawings next month. here are the other states doing similar things. new york, maryland, oregon, colorado, all following ohio s lead. why? because it works. the vaccination rate has jumped 45% since the governor announced these special lotteries. critics note that pfizer opened up eligibility for young adults around the same time. okay. but here s the proof. vaccination rates for those above the age of 16 went from being down 25% the weekend prior to up 28% after the lottery was announced. last night, ohio awarded its first vaccamillion winners, a 14-year-old got a full college scholarship. ohio s newest millionaire is 22-year-old, i love this,
california is the latest state turning to cash to get vaccinations up, offering more than $116 million in prize money that will be given away in dozens of drawings next month. here are the other states doing similar things. new york, maryland, oregon, colorado, all following ohio s lead. why? because it works. the vaccination rate has jumped 45% since the governor announced these special lotteries. critics note that pfizer opened up eligibility for young adults around the same time. okay. but here s the proof. vaccination rates for those above the age of 16 went from being down 25% the weekend prior to up 28% after the lottery was announced. last night, ohio awarded its first vax a million winners. a 14-year-old got a full college
country push to get more shots into arms. travelers passing through airports from miami to new york offered the one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine. how easy was it? super easy, super fast, super convenient. reporter: mobile vaccination sites popping up from chicago s union station to the beaches of new york city. go, get vaccinated, hit the beach. reporter: beaches and parks bracing for big holiday crowds. we had an opportunity, we got vaccinated, and we came down. reporter: but some doctors are worried about the unvaccinated who are still at risk. it s like dancing in the end zone before the game s over. it feels like that mentality outside, the way everything is opening up. all we can do is just keep begging people to do the right thing. finally the wait is over. reporter: tonight a dizzying blitz of incentives to convince americans to get the vaccine. california announcing $116 million in rewards, the biggest program in the country, including $15 million to be sp
out for others, making phone calls to his friends saying there s an active shooter, do not come in. reporter: tonight a final act of heroism in the face of so much terror. miguel, it appears the gunman didn t have much in the way of a criminal history and had worked at that yard for some time reporter: yeah, lester he worked here for over a decade. he was making a comfortable living, over $100,000 a year tonight there is no clear reason why he suddenly snapped lester miguel almaguer tonight in san jose. thank you. this evening the kind of holiday travel crush we haven t seen in well over a year. americans as you can see around me are feeling more confident. with over 165 million receiving at least one vaccine dose california now offering a whopping $116 million in cash and gifts to encourage vaccinations, while ohio has its first vaccine millionaire. here s morgan radford. finally, the wait is over. reporter: tonight abbigail bugenske is a millionaire, just for
johnson & johnson vaccine. how easy was it? super easy, super fast, super convenient. reporter: mobile vaccination sites popping up from chicago s union station to the beaches of new york city. go, get vaccinated, hit the beach. reporter: beaches and parks bracing for big holiday crowds. we had an opportunity, we got vaccinated, and we came down. reporter: but some doctors are worried about the unvaccinated who are still at risk. it s like dancing in the end zone before the game s over. it feels like that mentality outside, the way everything is opening up. all we can do is just keep begging people to do the right thing. finally the wait is over. reporter: tonight a dizzying blitz of incentives to convince americans to get the vaccine. california announcing $116 million in rewards, the biggest program in the country, including 15 million to be split among 10 vac nad residents. it feels like this is happening to a diferent person. i cannot believe it. reporter: w