US states use lottery to reverse Covid vaccination slump
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A caricature published on U.S. media to illustrate Ohio Governor Mike DeWine s lottery incentive which lures the state s people into COVID-19 vaccination.(Courtesy of Kevin Necessary/The Enquirer/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Washington, May 23 : The US states of Maryland and New York have kicked off their own versions of Covid-19 vaccination lottery to reverse the slumping trend of inoculation, while the pioneer state Ohio has achieved a 53 per cent increase of shots since its program started last week.
Coronavirus vaccinations among the people aged 16 years and older in Ohio had been down 25 per cent in the period of May 7 to 10, compared to the previous weekend, Xinhua news agency reported.
Over the past week, about 1.8 million vaccine doses have been administered each day, a 46 per cent drop from the peak rate of nearly 3.4 million per day in mid-April.
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