The Washington State Department of Health announced that two of its four Covid-19 mass vaccination sites will close on May 28 and that the focus will be on mobile vaccine clinics for greater outreach.
New Yorkers who get vaccinated next week from Monday to Friday will be given a lottery ticket with a chance to win as much as $5 million, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who described declining vaccination rates as “troubling news.”
Starting on Tuesday, the Maryland Lottery will randomly select a vaccinated Marylander for a $40,000 prize every single day, Gov. Larry Hogan announced.
Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine last week was the first state leader to announce lottery drawings in a bid to get more people inoculated, and vaccination rates have since picked up, the Ohio Department of Health said on Thursday.
Ohio will hold five drawings with a prize of $1 million each for people 18 and older and will hold five drawings for full college scholarships for people under the age of 18 who are vaccinated.
Vermont is also trying to incentivize its residents so more will get vaccinated. According to a news release from Gov. Phil Scott’s office, nearly 75% of eligible Vermonters have received at least one dose of a vaccine. Now, he’s promising to lift any restrictions if the state hits 80%.
Even United Airlines is offering incentives to get the COVID vaccine with an announcement announced Monday that vaccinated fliers can win a year of free flights around the world.
The “Your Shot to Fly” sweepstakes “aims to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the Biden administration’s national effort “to encourage people to get vaccinated,” according to a statement from United.