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Maryland gave away $2 million in a lottery to boost vaccinations. Did it work?
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Maryland officials have hailed the state’s $2 million VaxCash lottery as an “unqualified success,” a promotion that helped the state reach its goal of inoculating 70% of its adult population with at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine by Memorial Day.
It worked so well at boosting vaccinations that they decided to start another one — VaxU Scholarship, which offers 20 vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance at winning a $50,000 in-state public college scholarship. It runs until Labor Day.
“There are some people who just either haven’t gotten around to it or they are like, ‘I may get it but I just didn’t feel the need,’ “ Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said in early July at the launch of the VaxU Scholarship. “There are others who are just opposed to it and are hard to convince. But I think there are more of the folks that just need a little extra incentive to go out and do it, and I’m hoping that this opportunity at a college scholarship and us getting out talking about the importance of it will help encourage some more younger people to do so.”
Although state officials say the incentives have helped Maryland become one of the most vaccinated states in the country, it remains unclear how significant a role the lottery played in motivating people to get vaccinated or whether the state could have reached its goal without it.
“Money can be a powerful motivator, but the key word there is ‘can,’ ” said Joshua Liao, a doctor and behavioral scientist at the University of Washington. “But people get vaccinated for a variety of different reasons.”
Some experts, including one who studied the first cash vaccination lottery in Ohio, have questioned whether the jackpots lead to more inoculations. And one Maryland winner even speculated about whether the incentives might have the opposite effect.
At least a dozen states have given away or plan to award seven-figure cash lottery prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated. Many of the incentive programs, like VaxU Scholarship, continue as the delta variant — which spreads about two to three times as fast as the original strain of the coronavirus — poses a new threat for the unvaccinated.
Under California’s $116 million Vax for the Win, the country’s largest pot of vaccination incentive money, residents are receiving prizes that range from a $50 gift card to a “dream vacation” to a California city for four or five days to a $1 million prize. New York gave away lottery scratch-off tickets to residents who got vaccinated at a state-run vaccine clinic during the program, which ran in late May. And Ohio offered $1 million weekly prizes and full-ride college scholarships.
As of mid-July, D.C. health officials said they’d given out more than 2,000 of the $51 gift cards and more than 300 gift cards to people who brought other people to get vaccinated. But city officials say they believe the incentives are worth trying, especially if they nudge some people into taking the shot. Last week, they announced a new lottery to boost vaccinations among 12- to 15-year-olds.
It worked so well at boosting vaccinations that they decided to start another one — VaxU Scholarship, which offers 20 vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance at winning a $50,000 in-state public college scholarship. It runs until Labor Day.
“There are some people who just either haven’t gotten around to it or they are like, ‘I may get it but I just didn’t feel the need,’ “ Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said in early July at the launch of the VaxU Scholarship. “There are others who are just opposed to it and are hard to convince. But I think there are more of the folks that just need a little extra incentive to go out and do it, and I’m hoping that this opportunity at a college scholarship and us getting out talking about the importance of it will help encourage some more younger people to do so.”
Although state officials say the incentives have helped Maryland become one of the most vaccinated states in the country, it remains unclear how significant a role the lottery played in motivating people to get vaccinated or whether the state could have reached its goal without it.
“Money can be a powerful motivator, but the key word there is ‘can,’ ” said Joshua Liao, a doctor and behavioral scientist at the University of Washington. “But people get vaccinated for a variety of different reasons.”
Some experts, including one who studied the first cash vaccination lottery in Ohio, have questioned whether the jackpots lead to more inoculations. And one Maryland winner even speculated about whether the incentives might have the opposite effect.
At least a dozen states have given away or plan to award seven-figure cash lottery prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated. Many of the incentive programs, like VaxU Scholarship, continue as the delta variant — which spreads about two to three times as fast as the original strain of the coronavirus — poses a new threat for the unvaccinated.
Under California’s $116 million Vax for the Win, the country’s largest pot of vaccination incentive money, residents are receiving prizes that range from a $50 gift card to a “dream vacation” to a California city for four or five days to a $1 million prize. New York gave away lottery scratch-off tickets to residents who got vaccinated at a state-run vaccine clinic during the program, which ran in late May. And Ohio offered $1 million weekly prizes and full-ride college scholarships.
As of mid-July, D.C. health officials said they’d given out more than 2,000 of the $51 gift cards and more than 300 gift cards to people who brought other people to get vaccinated. But city officials say they believe the incentives are worth trying, especially if they nudge some people into taking the shot. Last week, they announced a new lottery to boost vaccinations among 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Maryland's Covid vaccine lottery just awarded someone $40,000 for being vaccinated
Maryland on Tuesday held the first of its $40,000 lottery drawings for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. There will be 40 consecutive days of...
Thank you my friend Lt Col Charlie Brown for making the uniformed aware that Maryland officials have hailed the state’s $2 million VaxCash lottery as an “unqualified success,” a promotion that helped the state reach its goal of inoculating 70% of its adult population with at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine by Memorial Day.
Maryland on Tuesday held the first of its $40,000 lottery drawings for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. There will be 40 consecutive days of drawings for a $40,000 prize. On July 4, a final drawing will be for a $400,000 prize.
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Maryland on Tuesday held the first of its $40,000 lottery drawings for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19. There will be 40 consecutive days of drawings for a $40,000 prize. On July 4, a final drawing will be for a $400,000 prize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOSHVIVPAS8
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Maryland gave away $2 million in a vaccine lottery to boost vaccinations
Maryland officials have hailed the state’s $2 million VaxCash lottery as an “unqualified success,” a promotion that helped the state reach its goal of inocul...
Maryland gave away $2 million in a vaccine lottery to boost vaccinations
Maryland officials have hailed the state’s $2 million VaxCash lottery as an “unqualified success,” a promotion that helped the state reach its goal of inoculating 70 percent of its adult population with at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine by Memorial Day. It worked so well at boosting vaccinations that they decided to start another one — VaxU Scholarship, which offers 20 vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance at winning a $50,000 in-state public college scholarship. It runs until Labor Day.“There are some people who just either haven’t gotten around to it or they are like, ‘I may get it but I just didn’t feel the need,’ ” Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said in early July at the launch of the VaxU Scholarship. “There are others who are just opposed to it and are hard to convince. But I think there are more of the folks that just need a little extra incentive to go out and do it, and I’m hoping that this opportunity at a college scholarship and us getting out talking about the importance of it will help encourage some more younger people to do so.”Although state officials say the incentives have helped Maryland become one of the most vaccinated states in the country, it remains unclear how significant a role the lottery played in motivating people to get vaccinated or whether the state could have reached its goal without it.“Money can be a powerful motivator, but the key word there is ‘can,’ ” said Joshua Liao, a doctor and behavioral scientist at the University of Washington. “But people get vaccinated for a variety of different reasons.”Some experts, including one who studied the first cash vaccination lottery in Ohio, have questioned whether the jackpots lead to more inoculations. And one Maryland winner even speculated about whether the incentives might have the opposite effect. At least a dozen states have given away or plan to award seven-figure cash lottery prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated. Many of the incentive programs, like VaxU Scholarship, continue as the delta variant — which spreads about two to three times as fast as the original strain of the coronavirus — poses a new threat for the unvaccinated. Under California’s $116 million Vax for the Win, the country’s largest pot of vaccination incentive money, residents are receiving prizes that range from a $50 gift card to a “dream vacation” to a California city for four or five days to a $1 million prize. New York gave away lottery scratch-off tickets to residents who got vaccinated at a state-run vaccine clinic during the program, which ran in late May. And Ohio offered $1 million weekly prizes and full-ride college scholarships. As of mid-July, D. C. health officials said they’d given out more than 2,000 of the $51 gift cards and more than 300 gift cards to people who brought other people to get vaccinated. But city officials say they believe the incentives are worth trying, especially if they nudge some people into taking the shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD7tq_O64PE&t=19s
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Maryland officials have hailed the state’s $2 million VaxCash lottery as an “unqualified success,” a promotion that helped the state reach its goal of inoculating 70 percent of its adult population with at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine by Memorial Day. It worked so well at boosting vaccinations that they decided to start another one — VaxU Scholarship, which offers 20 vaccinated 12- to 17-year-olds a chance at winning a $50,000 in-state public college scholarship. It runs until Labor Day.“There are some people who just either haven’t gotten around to it or they are like, ‘I may get it but I just didn’t feel the need,’ ” Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said in early July at the launch of the VaxU Scholarship. “There are others who are just opposed to it and are hard to convince. But I think there are more of the folks that just need a little extra incentive to go out and do it, and I’m hoping that this opportunity at a college scholarship and us getting out talking about the importance of it will help encourage some more younger people to do so.”Although state officials say the incentives have helped Maryland become one of the most vaccinated states in the country, it remains unclear how significant a role the lottery played in motivating people to get vaccinated or whether the state could have reached its goal without it.“Money can be a powerful motivator, but the key word there is ‘can,’ ” said Joshua Liao, a doctor and behavioral scientist at the University of Washington. “But people get vaccinated for a variety of different reasons.”Some experts, including one who studied the first cash vaccination lottery in Ohio, have questioned whether the jackpots lead to more inoculations. And one Maryland winner even speculated about whether the incentives might have the opposite effect. At least a dozen states have given away or plan to award seven-figure cash lottery prizes to encourage people to get vaccinated. Many of the incentive programs, like VaxU Scholarship, continue as the delta variant — which spreads about two to three times as fast as the original strain of the coronavirus — poses a new threat for the unvaccinated. Under California’s $116 million Vax for the Win, the country’s largest pot of vaccination incentive money, residents are receiving prizes that range from a $50 gift card to a “dream vacation” to a California city for four or five days to a $1 million prize. New York gave away lottery scratch-off tickets to residents who got vaccinated at a state-run vaccine clinic during the program, which ran in late May. And Ohio offered $1 million weekly prizes and full-ride college scholarships. As of mid-July, D. C. health officials said they’d given out more than 2,000 of the $51 gift cards and more than 300 gift cards to people who brought other people to get vaccinated. But city officials say they believe the incentives are worth trying, especially if they nudge some people into taking the shot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD7tq_O64PE&t=19s
FYI PO3 Charles StreichSP5 Geoffrey VannersonGySgt Thomas VickSFC Bernard WalkoSFC (Join to see)SPC Randy ZimmermanCpl Robert Russell PayneCPL Cadrew StricklandSSG Michael Noll SGT Steve McFarland SGT Randal Groover SFC Chuck Martinez MSgt James Clark-Rosa SSG William Jones PVT Mark Zehner A1C Riley Sanders SGT Charlie LeeSMSgt Mark Venezio Lt Col Charlie Brown SFC Ralph E Kelley
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