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“It was extremely successful in the first week [of Vax-a-Million]. What it accomplished in the first week made it a success. The second week was a good week as well.but clearly, the impact went down after the second week,” Gov. DeWine said in a press conference Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, 47 percent of Ohioans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, lower than the national average of 55 percent.
To further encourage vaccinations after the lottery concludes Wednesday, DeWine has hinted that additional statewide incentives, including prizes from Ohio businesses, could be announced soon.
While these offers could work, Hoffman said smaller-scale incentives might be a better strategy going forward. Companies could offer their employees free parking or gift cards for getting the vaccine, she said.
The fifth and final winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery will be announced Wednesday, concluding the five week-long vaccination sweepstakes that was one of the first of its kind in the country.
. Police officers were among the first front-line workers to gain priority access to coronavirus vaccines. But their vaccination rates are lower than or about the same as those of the general public, according to data made available by some of the nation s largest law enforcement agencies. The reluctance of police to get the shots threatens not just their own health but the safety of people they re responsible for guarding, monitoring and patrolling, experts say. At the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 39% of employees have gotten at least one dose, officials said, compared to more than 50% of eligible adults nationwide. In Atlanta, 36% of sworn officers have been vaccinated. Twenty-eight percent of those employed by the Columbus Division of Police Ohio s largest police department report having received a shot.