Ohio woman a million richer courtesy of her corona pepper | Abroad

The lottery is an attempt by the government to increase vaccination coverage, The Washington Post reports. And according to Republican Governor Mike DeWine, the action is a resounding success. With about 45 percent of the population having a first shot, Ohio is below the national average. But that percentage would have been lower anyway, according to the state health ministry, had the lottery not been created.

Until Monday, about 3 million residents had registered for the lottery. In the coming weeks, four more people will be made happy with a million dollars and another four young people will receive a full scholarship.

After the announcement of his lottery plan, DeWine has received a lot of criticism in addition to praise. Some politicians, Democrat and Republican alike, consider it a waste of public money, which could have been much better used in some other way to combat the corona crisis. The White House praises the action.

In other parts of the country, too, the governments are trying to encourage people to have an injection. For example, vaccinees in the city of Memphis can win a car and lotteries have also been organized in other states.

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