Who wants to be a millionaire? Colorado offering five $1M drawings for vaccinated adults
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on its website that it had received permission from the Food and Drug Administration that they can enroll children as young as 12 in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Federica Narancio/AP)
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DENVER â Colorado is giving away five $1 million cash prizes to residents who ve received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Jared Polis announced the Colorado Comeback Cash program during a press conference Tuesday.
Colorado residents 18 and up whoâve received at least one dose of the vaccine are eligible. Residents 12-17 will be eligible for a scholarship prize, which will be launched later this week, Polis said.
GOP State Rep. Jena Powell Drafts Bill to Stop Ohio s COVID Vaccination Lottery From Taking Place
On 5/22/21 at 3:26 PM EDT
Jena Powell, a Republican state representative in Ohio, is drafting legislation to stop Governor Mike DeWine from running a vaccine lottery program that seeks to give five lucky Ohioans $1 million for receiving the COVID-19 jab.
Earlier this month, DeWine, a Republican, announced the creation of the Vax-a-Million lottery, a free $5 million state lottery open only to residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Beginning May 26, the program is set to award $1 million each week to adult Ohio residents who have received at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. A separate program is set up for vaccinated teenagers under the age of 18, who will receive a full ride scholarship to any Ohio college or university.
Maryland has now surpassed 5.8 million vaccinations. If you haven’t yet gotten your shot, there’s no better time.
If you need one more good reason, go out and get vaccinated for a chance to win a share of $2 million! https://t.co/MjHeoZ5E5J#VaxToWinpic.twitter.com/kGzBfLYJWT
As of Friday morning, the Maryland Department of Health reports an increase of 443 new cases within 24 hours.
Ohio Vax-a-Million lottery opens: We got to protect ourselves with a little bit of greed
âIf weâre not going to protect ourselves with love, then we got to protect ourselves with a little bit of greed, said physician Dr. O Dell Owens.
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Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans sign up Tuesday for the stateâs Vax-a-Million sweepstakes, a first-of-its-kind lottery that only people vaccinated against COVID-19 can enter.
Interested? You can enter your own name at ohiovaxamillion.com or by calling 1-833-427-5634.
Vax-a-Million will award five separate prizes of $1 million to its winners, whose names will be announced every Wednesday starting May 26. The payout comes from Ohioâs CARES Act pandemic recovery funds.
Ohio says hundreds of thousands of people have signed up for its $1 million vaccine lottery
5 adults to get $1M, 5 teens to get free tuition
âIf weâre not going to protect ourselves with love, then we got to protect ourselves with a little bit of greed, said physician Dr. O Dell Owens.
By: WCPO Staff
and last updated 2021-05-19 08:17:50-04
The state of Ohio said Tuesday that thousands of vaccinated Ohioans had signed up for a lottery offering free tuition or $1 million to 10 lucky people who have gotten a shot.
Sign-ups for the lottery opened on Tuesday. While the Ohio Department of Health declined to share the exact number of entrants, they said it numbered in the hundreds of thousands. At least 60,000 people had entered over the phone.