The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced this Thursday a pilot program called Vax & Scratch (in Spanish, Vacuna y raspa), which will deliver a lottery ticket to all those who are immunized against the coronavirus in any of the 10 centers immunization status between May 25 and 28.
The first prize will be five million dollars, although there will be other minors and a 1 in 9 chance of achieving any of them, according to Cuomo. “If you were undecided about getting vaccinated, or had doubts, now you have an extra incentive,” said the governor, “so we all win!”
Cuomo also announced that the state will establish vaccination posts in seven New York airports so that air terminal workers and travelers can be immunized.
This announcement comes one day after restaurants, offices, shops, theaters, museums, hair salons, amusement parks, gyms and other establishments began operating at full capacity and with very few restrictions In New York.
“399 days after New York was the first state in the country to implement a mandatory mask use mandate, as of today, fully vaccinated people they no longer need to wear a mask in most public places, “the governor said in a statement Wednesday.
