California launches largest US Covid vaccine lottery yet with $1.5m prize
by Guardian staff and agency from on (#5JBYX)
Residents will be eligible for $116.5m in prize money giveaways as the state tries to get millions more vaccinated before reopening
California has become the latest state to offer a vaccine lottery to incentivize getting the coronavirus vaccine - launching the nation's most valuable single prize draw: $1.5m.
The state's governor, Gavin Newsom, announced on Thursday that residents will be eligible for a total of $116.5m in prize money giveaways, a windfall aimed at getting millions more vaccinated before the nation's most populous state fully reopens next month.
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