5 vaccinated Ohioans will be chosen at random to win $1 million
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. Winners must be Ohio residents, at least 18 years old on the day of the drawing and be vaccinated before the drawing. The Ohio Lottery will conduct the drawings, with money coming from existing federal COVID-19 relief funds, the governor said.
The state will also hold a weekly lottery starting May 26 for those 17 and younger who have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Five winners will receive a full, four-year scholarship to a State of Ohio university, including tuition, room-and-board and books, DeWine announced. Students can sign up on an online portal starting May 18. Children as young as 12 can now get vaccinated after the Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer vaccine for those ages 12 to 15 this week.
In the coming days, more details will be shared on the drawing. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention over 4.8 million people ages 18 and up in Ohio -- 53.4% of that population have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Nationwide, 58.7% ages 18 and up have gotten at least one dose.
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