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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(112,826 posts) Thu May 20, 2021, 01:32 PM May 2021

Vax and scratch: NY offers $5M lottery for newly vaccinated

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to boost slowing vaccination rates.

The pilot program will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run from Monday, May 24 to Friday, May 28 at the 10 state-run sites, Cuomo said Thursday.

“It's a situation where everyone wins,” Cuomo said at a press conference in Buffalo.

The governor said there's a one in nine chance of winning a scratch ticket prize in New York, which is joining other states, including Ohio, with similar lottery incentives.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vax-and-scratch-ny-offers-5m-lottery-for-newly-vaccinated/ar-AAKczNK

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Vax and scratch: NY offers $5M lottery for newly vaccinated (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 OP

While I find that somewhat amusing, if it works to get more people vaxxed then I'm all abqtommy May 2021 #1

I'm ok with this, and my motto is be part of the solution, get the vax. I have my first and 4 weeks ShazamIam May 2021 #2

Most states should try this approach. BigmanPigman May 2021 #3

I Find This Insulting Me. May 2021 #4

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. While I find that somewhat amusing, if it works to get more people vaxxed then I'm all

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 01:40 PM

May 2021

for it!

ShazamIam

(2,646 posts)

2. I'm ok with this, and my motto is be part of the solution, get the vax. I have my first and 4 weeks

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Thu May 20, 2021, 01:57 PM

May 2021

to go for the second. I don't want to be part of the problem.

BigmanPigman

(52,129 posts)

3. Most states should try this approach.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 02:23 PM

May 2021

It worked in Ohio. I thought all along that if we could just bribe or pay people to get the vax there would be tons more leople lined up.

Me.

(35,454 posts)

4. I Find This Insulting

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu May 20, 2021, 03:18 PM

May 2021

You mean you are willing to turn over 5 mil of my tax dollars to someone who couldn't be responsible enough to get a vax without a huge bribe?

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