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Maryland, New York announce using lottery to encourage more vaccinations

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Any Maryland resident at least 18 years old who gets vaccinated against COVID-19 will be eligible for a daily lottery drawing to win $40,000, Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Thursday.

The promotion is aimed at raising awareness to increase the number of Marylanders who are vaccinated for COVID-19. Hogan said nearly 70 percent of the state has received at least one shot. 

Under the VaxCash promotion, one $40,000 winner will be randomly selected every day for 40 consecutive days beginning May 25. A July 4 drawing at the conclusion of the promotion will have a $400,000 grand prize.

 All Maryland residents who have received a COVID-19 vaccine administered in Maryland at any time are automatically eligible, as well as people who are newly vaccinated. The earlier in the promotion a person gets vaccinated, the more opportunities they have to win. 

According to Maryland Lottery Director Gordon Medenica, the promotion is a partnership with the Department of Health, which will randomly assign a number to each person vaccinated.  ...

Maryland is the third state to announce a lottery incentive as a way to try to get more people to get vaccinated. States are entering a difficult phase of their vaccine rollout programs in which they are tasked with getting vaccine-hesitant individuals to receive the shot.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced last week that the state will give away millions of dollars in federal funds through a lottery for people who have received the vaccine. The state has already seen a boost in its vaccination rate.

Earlier Thursday, New York announced a program to give a free New York Lottery scratch-off ticket for the Mega Multiplier Lottery to people who get vaccinated at select sites across the state.

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