In New York, vaccinated people are given a lottery ticket, where prizes can reach up to $ 5 million.
« Vax and Scratch Is what the operation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is called. Intended to boost vaccination among New Yorkers, ten vaccination centers will offer a lottery ticket to vaccinated adults. The operation lasts from May 24 to 28. Several sums of money are to be won: $ 20, $ 2,000, $ 5,000, $ 20,000, $ 50,000 and $ 5 million.
If vaccination in New York City has reached around 17.8 million vaccinated (62% of the adult population), the number of people receiving the vaccine has fallen by 43% according to the governor. The governor was also vaccinated on March 17, with a dose Johnson & Johnson.
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« The people most willing to be vaccinated came first. Now we come to that part of the population that is not only not impatient but is probably going to need an incentive to take the plunge and get vaccinated. And then after you have a part of the population that’s just anti-vaccine ”, Explained Mr. Cuomo to the New York Post.
In the United States, this is not the first time that states have tried to encourage people to be vaccinated. Ohio was the first state to offer a lottery. The main prize was $ 1 million. In Maryland, a lucky vaccine winner wins $ 40,000 every day. More modestly, other states offer tickets for concerts, burgers or beers. Even more original: Romania has transformed Dracula’s castle into a vaccination center on weekends. Once vaccinated, people were entitled to a free tour of the castle.
These incentive methods, even if they make you smile, have proven to be effective. Vaccination in Ohio had jumped after the lottery system was put in place.
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