{"id":994455,"date":"2021-11-10T13:13:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=994455"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:13:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T18:13:59","slug":"new-york-vaccinated-children-can-win-a-full-scholarship-to-any-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-vaccinated-children-can-win-a-full-scholarship-to-any-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"New York: Vaccinated Children Can Win a Full-Scholarship to Any State University"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fnew-york-vaccinated-children-can-win-a-full-scholarship-to-any-state-university%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=994455&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\/11\/child-640x335-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">New York has launched a contest to give vaccinated 5-11-year-olds a full-ride scholarship to any state university or college of their choosing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting today, 5-11 year olds who get vaccinated can enter to win a full-ride scholarship to any New York public university or college!\u201d New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced on Tuesday:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.135458167331\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starting today, 5-11 year olds who get vaccinated can enter to win a full-ride scholarship to any New York public university or college!<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zxRqxDfXIq\">https:\/\/t.co\/zxRqxDfXIq<\/a> or call 1-833-697-4829 to enter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1458159273792442376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Titled the \u201cVaccinate, Educate, Graduate Vaccine Incentive Scholarship,\u201d the contest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/programs\/vaccinate-educate-graduate\">advertises itself<\/a> as \u201ca five-week&nbsp;public outreach&nbsp;campaign, running through December 19, 2021, and&nbsp;consisting of a series of statewide drawings to increase awareness of the availability and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and provide incentives to New Yorkers 5-11 years of age&nbsp;to get a COVID-19 vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Children ages 5-11 who have received at least one dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be eligible to enter the contest where they stand a chance to win \u201cone of 50, four-year, full-ride scholarships (including tuition, fees, room-and-board, and expenses) to any two-year or four-year New York State public college or university.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Full scholarships to fully-vaccinated children are perhaps the biggest incentive that the state of New York has offered to date \u2013 a slight upgrade, if you will, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shakeshack\/status\/1392859339208200194\">free burger and fries<\/a> at Shake Shack.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, the governor announced another contest for the little tykes \u2013 the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to design the much-coveted \u201cI\u2019m Vaccinated\u201d sticker for the state of New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we\u2019re launching a contest for kids to design their own version of the \u2018I\u2019m vaccinated\u2019 sticker to be featured at vaccine sites across the state,\u201d announced Hochul.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cParents: To enter, take a photo of your child\u2019s design, tag me on social media<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, say where you\u2019re from, and add the hashtag <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYVaxForKids?src=hashtag_click\">#NYVaxForKids<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">. Lucky winners from across the state will have their design featured on stickers,\u201d she added:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.890410958904\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parents: To enter, take a photo of your child\u2019s design, tag me on social media (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a>), say where you\u2019re from, and add the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYVaxForKids?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYVaxForKids<\/a>. Lucky winners from across the state will have their design featured on stickers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul\/status\/1458198708043005954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Roping children into the \u201cget vaccinated\u201d campaign reached its zenith this past weekend when none other than Big Bird of <em>Sesame Street&nbsp;<\/em>jumped into the fray:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.875\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got the COVID-19 vaccine today! My wing is feeling a little sore, but it&#8217;ll give my body an extra protective boost that keeps me and others healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricaRHill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricaRHill<\/a> even said I\u2019ve been getting vaccines since I was a little bird. I had no idea!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Big Bird (@BigBird) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigBird\/status\/1456971880666046465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-authorizes-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-emergency-use-children-5-through-11-years-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently approved<\/a>&nbsp;the emergency use of coronavirus vaccines for children ages 5-11 after previously approving them for children 12 and older.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVaccinating younger children against COVID-19 will bring us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy,\u201d said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock. \u201cOur comprehensive and rigorous evaluation of the data pertaining to the vaccine\u2019s safety and effectiveness should help assure parents and guardians that this vaccine meets our high standards.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York has launched a contest to give vaccinated 5-11-year-olds a full-ride scholarship to any state university or college of their choosing. \u201cStarting today, 5-11 year olds who get vaccinated &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-994455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994455","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\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/994455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=994455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=994455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}