Gun, Trucks, College Tuition And Lots Of Cash: Do States’ Prizes For Vaccines Schemes Work?

West Virginians can win one of five hunting rifles, or a customized truck.

There’s $16.5 million in cash on the table in California, Yankees tickets in New York and college tuition in Ohio.

Welcome to states’ efforts to persuade millions of Americans to get the COVID vaccine, a cross between Mega Millions and a mass inoculation campaign — but one that is raising questions over whether it is genuinely increasing uptake of the injections.

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With cash lotteries, baseball tickets, free shotguns and Six Flag tickets, U.S. states are getting creative with incentives for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

To help reach President Joseph R. Biden Jr’s goal of administering at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine to 70 percent of adults in the U.S. by July 4, governor after governor has unveiled programs to entice unvaccinated residents to get a jab.

California, for instance, is offering 10 lottery winners $1.5 million and 30 others $50,000 for getting a dose. Similarly, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, launched a weekly drawing in which residents who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose can win a $1 million cash payout.

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