Ohio will give 5 people $1 million each in COVID-19 vaccine lottery
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Five vaccinated Ohioans will win $1 million each through a new raffle announced Wednesday.
Five vaccinated Ohioans will win $1 million each through a new lottery announced Wednesday, in one of the largest financial incentives announced by a state to combat declining demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting May 26, the state will award $1 million each week to an adult who has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Mike DeWine said. There will be five total drawings. "I know that some may say, 'DeWine, you’re crazy! This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money,'" the governor said during an address Wednesday. "But truly, the real waste at this point in the pandemic -- when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it -- is a life lost to COVID-19." The state will draw names from the Ohio secretary of state’s publicly available voter registration database. People can also sign up through an online portal.More Related News