Half of the US population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said Friday, as inoculations rise in response to the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus.
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)
Washington, United States:
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.
50% American adults receive at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported
Associated Press | April 19, 2021 | Updated 10:18 IST
Half of all adults in the US have received at least one COVID-19 shot, the government announced Sunday, marking another milestone in the nation s largest-ever vaccination campaign but leaving more work to do to convince skeptical Americans to roll up their sleeves.
Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Almost 84 million adults, or about 32.5% of the population, have been fully vaccinated.
The U.S. government will first give Americans COVID-19 vaccines, but any surplus would be shared with the world, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after earlier announcing plans to procure an additional 100 million doses.