State announces $2M vaccine lotto winner By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● August 24, 2021 The governor says the sweepstakes was a success despite raising the state’s vaccination rate by only 2%.
Vaccine lotto comes to an end By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● August 5, 2021 Officials call it a success, though the state is still short of its goal. Did Michigan’s vaccine sweepstakes make a difference?
State announces first vaccine sweepstakes winners By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● July 15, 2021 Governor Gretchen Whitmer unveiled the first four winners of $50K daily drawings.
Vaccine lotto hasn’t led to rise in vaccinations By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● July 15, 2021 Health workers say there hasn’t been an uptick in people being vaccinated since Michigan’s vaccine sweepstakes was announced.
Vaccine lotto draws first winner By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● July 8, 2021 It’s still an open question whether the sweepstakes is drawing more people to be vaccinated.
Will a $2M lotto convince people to get vaccinated? By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● July 2, 2021 The state’s new vaccination incentive aims to get 768K Michiganders inoculated against COVID.
Governor to announce vaccine lotto By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● July 1, 2021 The vaccine incentive program is expected to include scholarships and $5M in cash prizes.
Vaccinated students could win thousands in scholarships By Ben Jones ● COVID-19 ● June 22, 2021 WMU is offering cash incentives to students who have been vaccinated.