Kroger's first COVID-19 vaccine giveaway winners selected, putting spotlight on incentives Cincinnati coronavirus data analyst cautions against giving incentive programs full credit for lower case counts Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jun 16, 2021 Cincinnati coronavirus data analyst cautions against giving incentive programs full credit for lower case counts Share Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Jun 16, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript PROTECTION AGAINST COVID-19. VACCINE GIVEAWAYS LIKE KROGER’S PROMISE OF FIVE ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZES AND OHIO’ VSACCS A MILLION LOTTERY HAVE CREATED A BUNCH OF BUZZ AND SINCE THE LACHUN OF BOTH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS LOCAL COVID-19 CASE COTSUN HAVE FALLEN. WE’RE ABSOLUTELY SEEING CASES AND HOSPITAL. ORGANIZATIONS DECNELI HERE IN HAMILTON COUNTY ONE DAY BEFORE GOVERNOR. MIKE DEWINE ANNOUNCED OHIO’S MILLION DOLLAR VACCINE LOTTERY THERE WERE AROUND 64 CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT MAKE UP THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE TWO DAYS AGO THAT SEVEN-DAY MOVING AVERAGE NUMBER OF CASES FELL TO 21 AS A REGION. I’D SAY THAT OVERALL WE’RE DOING PRETTY WELL, DR. ANDREW BECK STUDIES COVID-19 CASE COUNTS CLOSELY IN HIS ROLE WITH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. HE KWSNO IT SEEMS LOGICAL TO ASSUME THAT BIG PRIZES ARE PROMPTING MORE PEOPLTO GETE VACCINATED BUT CAUTIONS AGAINST MAKING THAT LEAP RIGHT NOW. I THINK THE DAAT IS HARD TO READ ON THIS. WE’VE BEEN INTERESTED IN TRYING TO ASSESS IT AND HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO COME TO CONCLUSION YET VEX SAYS THE LAUNCH OF VACCINE GIVEAWAYS COINCIDED WITH GREATER VACCINE ACCESSIBILITY AND THE LOWERING OF THE AGE LITIM TO GET A SHOT. AND SO IT’S DIFFICULT TO DISENTANGLE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT. THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE MOST OFHE TFF EECT WAS WHATEVER IMPACT INCENTIVES ARE HAVING KROGER’S AARON ROSS SAYS THEOM HETOWN BASE GROCERY CHAIN IS GLAD TO BE PART OF THE PUSH TO GET BACK TO NORMALUS JT REALLY TRYING TO GET FOLKS TO UNDERSTAND THE VACCINE SAFE. IT’S EFFECTIVE. IT’S THE BEST WAY FOR US TO GET BACK TO WHATEVER WE WANT TO CONSIDER NEW NORMAL IS AND YOU KNOW IF WEAN C HELP OUT WITH MAKING THAT DECISION A LITTLE BIT EASIER WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES WHERE WE’RE HAPPY TO DO IT. AND AGAIN TODAY ISHE T DAY THAT 11 PEOPLE WILL WIN THE FIRST ROUND OF KGEROR’S VACCINE GIVEAWAY, THE 10 PEOPLE WILL WIN GROCERIES FOR A YEAR VALDUE AT $13,000. EACH ONE PERSON WILL WANT TO CHECK FOR ONE MILLION DOLLARS AND UNLIKE OHIO’S VACCINELLIAN PROGRAM KROGER RATHER PLANS TO WORK WITH THE WINNERS OF THEIR GIVEAWAY PROGRAM TO SEE IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE IN THE PUBLIC SPOTLIGHT REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT TODD -- WLWT NEWS 5 TIME. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL LIKE TO STAY ANONYMOUS THERE NOW, COME TO VACCINE INCENTIVES AND WHETHER THEY ACTUALLY WORK OR NOT. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE ASKING IF IT REALLY EVEN MATTERS. YOU KNOW ACTUALLYND AREW BECK WITH CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SAYS IT DOES MATTER A GREAT DEAL AND IT’S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE STUDIED FOR SOME TIME TO COME. HE TOLD ME IT’S INCUMBENT FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED IN THE THAT WAY. EVERYBODY COULD BE BETTER PROTECTED IN THE EVENT. THERE’S ANOTHER HEALTH CRISIS LIKE THI