The COVID-19 vaccination rate in the state of Ohio has surged after Gov. Mike DeWine announced that five residents will win $1 million each as a monetary incentive for getting inoculated, health officials said this week.
Ohio’s Department of Health said on May 20 that from May 14 to 17, vaccination rates for people 16 and older jumped 28 percent. The Republican governor announced the state’s incentive program (pdf), named “Ohio Vax-a-Million,” on May 12.
