OKLAHOMA VACCINE INCENTIVE: OSU launches 'Poke-a-Thon' incen

OKLAHOMA VACCINE INCENTIVE: OSU launches 'Poke-a-Thon' incentive program to encourage students to get COVID-19 vaccine


Updated: 2:36 PM CDT Jul 29, 2021
KOCO Staff
Oklahoma State University announced an incentive program to encourage students to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering them football tickets, iPads, scholarships and more.According to OSU, the Poke-a-Thon contest is open to fully vaccinated, OSU-Stillwater students actively enrolled for the fall 2021 semester. To participate, students must provide proof of full vaccination to OSU University Health Services. That enters students into a weekly raffle, which begins Aug. 18 and runs for eight weeks. Students who received their vaccination through UHS automatically will be entered in the raffle, according to the university.Related Video Above: Leaders frustrated, plead with Oklahomans to get COVID-19 vaccine as cases, hospitalizations rise“As we near the beginning of the fall semester, I am strongly encouraging vaccinations, particularly amongst our student population,” President Kayse Shrum said. “In an effort to provide additional motivation, we are launching ‘Poke-a-thon,’ a campaign with incentives for students to get vaccinated in order to help protect our campus community.”Officials said the list is still growing, and prizes will include: Three $3,500 scholarships in the form of bursar credit Two suite tickets to a Cowboy football home gameTwo club-level tickets to a Cowboy football home gameTwo Fan Experience packages at a Cowboy football home gameTwo Apple iPadsTwo Apple AirpodsFive $50 gift cards for campus dining10 $100 gift cards for the University Store10 free parking passesThree free campus bike rentalsGiveaways from local Stillwater businesses In addition to promoting vaccinations at University Health Services during student move-in, UHS will offer pop-up vaccination clinics in the heart of campus throughout August, officials said. Payne County Health Department will also offer vaccinations during the Lights on Stillwater event, which will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 18 at Boone Pickens Stadium.

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