The million-dollar question: Do they work?
Public health experts say that while lotteries may nudge some people to get vaccinated, most won t be convinced.
The small chance of winning a big windfall isn t enough to sway the majority of unvaccinated Americans who strongly oppose the vaccine, have safety concerns or don t want their daily lives disrupted by the vaccine s side effects, they say.
“For certain segments of the population, (lotteries) can be useful,” said Robert Bednarczyk, associate professor of global health and epidemiology at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. But it really comes down to, who are you trying to reach and how can you reach them?
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