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Vaccine incentives: Do prize drawings and rewards increase vaccination rates?

June 08, 2021

Pennsylvanians may be familiar with Gus the “spokesgroundhog,” selling instant scratch-off lottery tickets on TV. Nowadays, he may not be nearly as popular as the lottery offerings that are directed at the newly vaccinated. Ohio made headlines with Vax-a-Million, where any Ohioan who has received a least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can enter … Continue reading "Vaccine incentives: Do prize drawings and rewards increase vaccination rates?"