American Opinion: Ideally, people wouldn't need a cash carrot to do the right thing protection from a deadly disease would be motivation enough. And though these gimmicks are no substitute for proven methods of increasing vaccination uptake, such as ensuring easy access to vaccine clinics and clear and consistent messaging, if a free Bud Light or lottery ticket helps to nudge some folks off the couch and into the vaccine clinic, then it's worth trying. We could do without supplying the world with more firearms, however.
CLEVELAND, Ohio At age 13, Sara Afaneh of Sheffield Lake in Lorain County is years away from her college decision. But it will be easier now that she’s won a full, four-year college scholarship in Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery. “I’ve thought about going to college, but I’ve never really looked at colleges a lot,” Sara said during Gov. Mike DeWine’s Thursday press conference. Sara is the third .