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Coronavirus in the US: Woman in Ohio wins $ 1 million vaccination reward

2021-05-28T16:51:10.095Z


The US wants to encourage vaccination. In Ohio, the first million dollar prize has now been awarded in the vaccine lottery. There are 50 free places to be won in New York.


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Mass Vaccination Center in Cleveland, Ohio

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In the US state of Ohio, a citizen won one million US dollars as a reward for her corona vaccination, which is the equivalent of around 820,000 euros.

Abbigail Bugenske was the first winner of the lottery offered by the state as a vaccination incentive.

The youth Joseph Costello also won a full university scholarship, as the initiative announced.

"Congratulations to Abbigail and Joseph," wrote Governor Mike DeWine on Twitter.

The next winners would be drawn as early as next week.

By Monday, almost three million citizens had already registered for the prize draw and the scholarship.

The prizes are to be drawn within the next four weeks in order to get more people to get vaccinated.

Any resident who has received at least the first vaccination can win.

Ohio has a population of just under 12 million.

Around 45 percent of the population, or 5.23 million people, have received at least the first vaccination so far, as official data show.

The state is thus well below the nationwide quota of just under 62 percent.

Many states and municipalities in the United States have already launched incentives to get as many citizens as possible to get vaccinated. President Joe Biden has set the goal that by Independence Day on July 4, around 70 percent of all 260 million adults in the country should have received at least the first vaccination.

In the US state of New York, there has been another vaccination incentive for children and adolescents since Wednesday: 50 free study places would be raffled among all 12 to 17-year-olds who have received at least one dose of vaccine and are registered by their parents, said Governor Andrew Cuomo.

These are places at public universities in New York State, including tuition fees, books and other necessary materials, as well as room and meals - a total of tens of thousands of dollars each.

The state had previously set up a money lottery as a vaccination incentive, among other things.

Other institutions and private companies also offer free donuts, french fries, subway tickets or tickets for museums and sporting events.

aar / dpa

Source: spiegel

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