Ohio Vax-A-Million
The Ohio Vax-A-Million was a weekly lottery held every Wednesday from May 26 through June 23, 2021, by the Ohio Lottery and the Ohio Department of Health to award Ohioans who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccination in the United States, COVID-19 vaccine. Weekly prizes include $1 million ($ million today), and for those who are Minor (law), minors a full-ride scholarship to any University System of Ohio, four-year public university in Ohio. The contest, which was designed to encourage those who may be more hesitant to get the vaccine, received national headlines and drew some debate over the legality of such a lottery. Background The U.S. state of Ohio was among the first states in the United States that shut everything down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19 pandemic, giving List of governors of Ohio, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and then-health director Amy Acton both praise and criticism for their swift response, as Ohio's ou ...
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