Five vaccinated citizens of Ohio will win $ 1 million each, through a new lottery announced on Wednesday, in one of the biggest financial incentives announced by a state to combat low demand for the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beginning May 26, the state will award $ 1 million a week to an adult who has received at least the first dose of the COVID-19<\/a> vaccine, said Governor Mike DeWine. There will be five winners without a total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I know that some may say, ‘DeWine, you are crazy! This idea of \u200b\u200byours drawing a million dollars is a waste of money,” the governor said during a speech on Wednesday. “But really, the real waste at this point in the pandemic – when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it – is a life lost to COVID-19.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The state will take names from the Ohio Secretary of State’s publicly available voter registration database. People can also sign up through an online portal. Winners must be Ohio residents, be at least 18 years of age on the day of the draw and be vaccinated prior to the draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sweepstakes will be conducted by the Ohio lottery, with money from COVID-19’s existing federal aid funds, the governor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n