West Virginia offers $100 savings bond to younger adults who get COVID-19 vaccine

As health officials in West Virginia scramble to find willing arms for the state's supply of COVID-19 vaccines, the state's governor is hoping a financial incentive will convince younger residents to roll up their sleeves.

West Virginians ages 16 to 35 who get vaccinated will also get a $100 savings bond, Governor Jim Justice, a Republican, said in a Monday briefing. "Our kids today probably don't really realize just how important they are in shutting this thing down," he said. "I'm trying to come up with a way that's truly going to motivate them — and us — get over the hump."  West Virginia has roughly 380,000 people between the ages of 16 and 35, and the offer will apply retroactively to those who have already been inoculated.