Get a vaccine, win $1m: Ohio offers lottery to beat vaccine hesitancy

The scheme is one of several unusual incentives across the US, including scholarships, bonds and beer

To those who are still hesitant to get the coronavirus vaccine, Ohio's governor is asking: would you do it for a million bucks?

Mike DeWine announced on Wednesday that over the next five weeks, the state will draw the names of five people from its ledger of residents who have received at least one jab, and award them $1m each. The lottery scheme will be funded by federal coronavirus relief funds, DeWine said during a televised address.