Shoot Your Shot: US State Offers $1 Million Covid Vaccine Lottery Shoot Your Shot: US State Offers $1 Million Covid Vaccine Lottery Mike DeWine tweeted his state will give a $1 million prize away every week for five weeks in a lottery open to residents over the age of 18 who have received at least one dose of a Covid vaccine.
The money will come from an existing federal fund set up to deal with the pandemic. (File)
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As US officials scramble to convince citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19, one state is putting its money where its mouth is offering millions in lottery prizes for those who have received an injection.
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May 13, 2021 09:06 IST
Beginning May 26, adults who have received at least one vaccine dose may enter a lottery that will provide a $1 million prize each Wednesday for five weeks.
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A man gets vaccinated in Ohio as vaccine eligibility expands to anyone over the age of 16 at the Bradfield Community Center through Health Partners of Western Ohio in Lima, Ohio, U.S.
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Beginning May 26, adults who have received at least one vaccine dose may enter a lottery that will provide a $1 million prize each Wednesday for five weeks.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is offering big lottery incentives including a $1 million prize and college scholarships in a last-ditch effort to get people vaccinated before the State’s mask mandate and most other coronavirus-related State orders end on June 2, he announced on Wednesday.