Data: Vaccine incentives didn't yield many takers By MAY ZHOU in Houston | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-16 10:18
Sami Bates, 27, receives her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Bradfield Community Center through Health Partners of Western Ohio in Lima, Ohio, US, March 29, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] In May, Ohio became the first state to offer a lottery to vaccinated residents. Governor Mike DeWine used federal stimulus money to offer a $1 million prize for adults and one full college scholarship to teen entrants once a week for five weeks. Eighteen other states then came up with their own vaccine lotteries or cash giveaways following Ohio, according to the National Governors Association.