{"id":503801,"date":"2021-05-13T11:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=503801"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:05:57","slug":"states-get-creative-and-pony-up-cash-to-persuade-residents-to-get-covid-19-vaccine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-get-creative-and-pony-up-cash-to-persuade-residents-to-get-covid-19-vaccine\/","title":{"rendered":"States Get Creative \u2014 And Pony Up Cash \u2014 To Persuade Residents To Get COVID-19 Vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstates-get-creative-and-pony-up-cash-to-persuade-residents-to-get-covid-19-vaccine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=503801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vaccine-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>When the COVID-19 vaccines first became available, millions of Americans rushed out to get them, especially older people and those with compromised health.<\/p>\n<p>But that pace number has dropped off, prompting states to look for new ways to persuade Americans to take the vaccines. And some states are offering cold, hard cash to convince people that the vaccines are the right way to go.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday put up $5 million in a lottery drawing to persuade residents to get the vaccine. In the lottery, five vaccinated adults will win $1 million, with the money coming from federal coronavirus relief funds, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/05\/12\/ohio-vaccinated-adults-lottery-drawing-487726\">according<\/a> to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that some may say, \u2018DeWine, you\u2019re crazy! This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money,\u2019 \u201d the governor wrote on Twitter. \u201cBut truly, the real waste at this point in the pandemic \u2013 when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it \u2013 is a life lost to COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.52\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know that some may say, \u201cDeWine, you\u2019re crazy!  This million-dollar drawing idea of yours is a waste of money.\u201d  But truly, the real waste at this point in the pandemic \u2014 when the vaccine is readily available to anyone who wants it \u2014 is a life lost to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovMikeDeWine\/status\/1392597516265435139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeWine also announced another drawing for residents who are 12-17 years old who can win a four-year scholarship to a public university in the state, Politico reports.<\/p>\n<p>While nearly 70% of those recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cdn.yougov.com\/lftymxzxfl\/econTabReport.pdf\">surveyed<\/a> by The Economist\/YouGov said they have either already received the vaccine or are planning to get it, 18% said they will not be taking the shots.\u00a0When asked if they could be persuaded to get the vaccine, 79% of the nearly 20% said \u201cno.\u201d\u00a0The poll surveyed 1,500 U.S. adult citizens online between May 1 and May 4.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 35% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#vaccinations\">according<\/a> to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) \u2014 including nearly 70% of Americans older than 65. But according to The New York Times, some 30% of Americans are hesitant to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>Other states are finding incentives to spur residents to get the vaccine.\u00a0Last month, West Virginia announced that residents age 16-35 will get $100 savings bonds when they get vaccinated. Republican Governor Jim Justice said the plan has been enacted to \u201cjump-start\u201d young people \u2014 who are less at risk of severe effects from the virus \u2014 to get the shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur kids today probably don\u2019t really realize just how important they are in shutting this thing down,\u201d Justice said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to come up with a way that\u2019s truly going to motivate them, and us, to get over the hump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor said he wants younger individuals \u201cto really see and understand that they\u2019ve done something that\u2019s really meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m telling you, West Virginia, it\u2019s time to shut this thing down\u201d unless state residents want COVID-19 to \u201clinger forever,\u201d Justice said. He added that the state decided to go with savings bonds instead of cash because cash would be \u201cjust \u2026 a dash in the pan and a couple of trips to Wendy\u2019s with your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, one New York county has come up with a way to alleviate those hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine: alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Erie County \u201cworked with a local microbrewery to host its Shot and a Chaser program, offering individuals who got their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Resurgence Brewing Company a free pint glass and coupon for the vaccinated person\u2019s drink of choice,\u201d The Buffalo News <a href=\"https:\/\/buffalonews.com\/news\/local\/free-beer-offer-results-in-more-vaccinations-than-all-erie-county-first-dose-clinics-last\/article_34b5d0d2-b011-11eb-92fd-8b7017585dc1.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The program seems to have worked. Before vaccinations began, there was a line out the door. By mid-afternoon, more than 100 people had taken up the offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to do more people today at our first-dose clinics than most of our first-dose clinics in the last week combined,\u201d County Executive Mark Poloncarz told the News. \u201cIt\u2019s been a success. We figured it would be pretty good, but now we\u2019re seeing the results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the COVID-19 vaccines first became available, millions of Americans rushed out to get them, especially older people and those with compromised health.But that pace number has dropped off, prompting &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278029,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vaccine-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"States Get Creative \u2014 And Pony Up Cash \u2014 To Persuade Residents To Get COVID-19 Vaccine","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vaccine-2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"States Get Creative \u2014 And Pony Up Cash \u2014 To Persuade Residents To Get COVID-19 Vaccine","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}