West Virginia Offers $100 Savings Bonds to Younger Residents to Get Vaccinated

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (L) attends a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department in Huntington, W.Va., on July 8, 2019. Saul Loe/AFP via Getty Images

West Virginia is encouraging its younger residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine by offering them a $100 savings bond if they choose to get inoculated.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, on Monday announced that vaccinated residents aged 16 to 35 would qualify for the savings bonds, which are to be paid for with money from the CARES Act, last year’s pandemic relief package.