Arkansas officials admit COVID vaccine incentive program is not working

Arkansas' COVID-19 vaccine incentive program is not working, the state's governor admitted this week. Less than a month ago, the state began giving lottery tickets and Game & Fish Commission gift certificates away to everyone who received a vaccine, CBS Little Rock affiliate KTHV reports.

However, the giveaways did little to convince people to get a shot. Less than 40% of the state's eligible residents have received the vaccine, Governor Asa Hutchinson said during a press conference.  "We're past the prime," Hutchinson said. "It's no longer getting the results that we want, and so it will be wound down."