"More Federal Dollars Allocated For Second COVID Vaccine Lottery In Ohio That Targets Ages 12-25"

"Ohio is one of several states that funded COVID-19 “Vaccine Lotteries” to encourage residents to 'roll up their sleeves' (see 1, 2). Ohio lawmakers who did NOT support the lottery introduced a bill to cancel it as well as legislation to protect residents who don’t want to take any vaccines. Nevertheless, Ohio governor Mike Dewine recently announced a new vaccine lottery for residents ages 12-25.

From Yahoo:

DeWine offers $100,000 scholarships to encourage vaccinations Sep. 23—COLUMBUS — 'We gotta throw the football. We gotta try to make something happen,' Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday as he announced another round of lottery incentives to drive up vaccination rates, this time among younger Ohioans.

Over five consecutive days, Oct. 11-15, Ohio will hold lotteries for those between the ages of 12 and 25, dangling big prizes of $100,000 college scholarships as well as 15 smaller prizes of $10,000 scholarships.

The Ohio Vax-2-School Program would generally mirror the spring’s five-week Vax-a-Million lottery program for vaccinated adults with $1 million prizes and full-ride scholarships for those under 18.

Again, the governor will use federal coronavirus dollars to pay the tab, but he said the investment would still be worth it even if the state had to pay for it itself."