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Here are all the states offering cash prizes as an incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Here are all the states offering cash prizes as an incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Lauren FriasMay 21, 2021, 04:50 IST
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Ohio, New York, and Maryland residents will get a shot at cash prizes for getting the COVID-19 shot.
They are among other US states trying to get more people vaccinated against the deadly virus.
Prizes range from a daily $40,000 prize in Maryland to a $5 million jackpot in New York.
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Ohio is offering a $1 million jackpot to five vaccinated adults.
Republican Gubernatorial-elect Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine gives his victory speech after winning the Ohio gubernatorial race at the Ohio Republican Party's election night party at the Sheraton Capitol Square on November 6, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
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New York will launch a $5 million "Vax & Scratch" lottery program to incentivize people to get vaccinated.
People receive COVID-19 vaccines at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2021.
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Maryland announced the state will offer $2 million in lottery cash prizes to encourage residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Kentucky residents will get a shot at a $225,000 prize by getting a COVID-19 shot.
A healthcare worker holds a vial of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at The University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., December 14, 2020.
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