The governor of Ohio promises one million dollars, ie around 8.3 million Norwegian kroner, to five randomly vaccinated people.
Yes, you read that right.
Governor Mike DeWine will give away a total of five million dollars – 41.8 million Norwegian kroner in federal crisis money – in an attempt to speed up vaccination in the state.
– You are crazy
– Two weeks from tonight, May 26, we will announce a winner of a separate draw for adults who have received at least their first dose of the vaccine. The announcement will take place every Wednesday for five weeks, and the winner will receive one million dollars every Wednesday, the governor announced during a televised speech on Wednesday.
The money will come from federal money set aside for use in the corona pandemic.
– I know someone might want to say “DeWine, you’re crazy! This idea of yours is a waste of money ». But honestly, what’s really wasted at this point in the pandemic – when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it – is a life lost to covid-19.
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Gives away scholarships
The US National Institutes of Health (CDC) recently announced that it recommends the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children up to 12 years of age. In the Ohio Governor’s TV talk It turned out that he is very happy with this, and he promised to start vaccinating these children in Ohio as early as the next day.
– Fran and I have several grandchildren at that age, and we are so happy that they will also be able to get the vaccine.
On Twitter he has also announced that they are launching a separate lottery for 12-17-year-olds.
– On Wednesday, May 26, we will announce a winner in a draw for all 17-year-olds and under, who have been vaccinated, and the winner will receive a full, four-year scholarship to our State of Ohio University.
In Ohio, 4.8 million people aged 18 and over have received at least one dose of a vaccine, according to the CDC, writes ABC News. That’s 53 percent of the state’s population. Nationally, the figure is 58.7 percent.
– Those who have not been vaccinated will still be a prey for the virus. We hope for a good summer, but we must also get through the dark days of winter safely. To do that, we need a much higher percentage of Ohio’s residents vaccinated, DeWine said in the speech.
In recent weeks, other states have tempted with free beer, pizza, train tickets and scholarships to get people vaccinated.
This may be the push people need to get vaccinated, experts say according to ABC News. The number of vaccinations has fallen from over three million doses a day one month ago, to less than two million now.
