Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the first four 50-thousand-dollar COVID-19 vaccine lottery prize winners today.
There will also be a million-dollar-drawing, a two-million-dollar drawing and scholarship prizes.
Governor Whitmer is looking for ways to move the state from the 62-point-four percent rate of Michiganders 16 and up who’ve gotten at least one dose. The goal is the elusive 70 percent mark. She says the more-contagious delta variant adds to the urgency.
“Know that this variant is to be taken seriously, and we hope you will get your shot and register for ‘Your Shot to Win.’”
University of Michigan health professor Ken Resnicow says it’s not clear how well vaccine lotteries work based on the experience in other states.
“Another unknown is whether you have to keep going or, when you pull it, does it actually lead to a rapid decline?”
That is, any vaccine momentum could ebb once the lotteries end.