$1 Million Lottery for Vaccinated Ohioans , Announced by Gov. Mike DeWine.
The Republican governor announced that the state will hold a Wednesday lottery for the next five weeks.
with a $1 million giveaway for adult Ohioans who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Random drawings for Ohioans under
the age of 18 will provide five full-ride
scholarships to an Ohio public university.
Ohio's COVID-19 mandates
are set to expire in three weeks.
Gov. DeWine referred to COVID-19 vaccines as "tested and proven weapon[s]" in the effort to curb the virus.
Nearly 36 percent of Ohioans have been fully vaccinated, with 42 percent having received at least a single dose.
The weekly number of vaccinations in
Ohio dropped from over 80,000 during
April to 16,500 the week of May 2