Colorado follows Ohio to launch lottery for vaccination residents

The state of Colorado has launched a $5m lottery to promote the Covid-19 vaccination programme.

US.- Colorado has become the latest state to launch a lottery to promote vaccination against Covid. It will run five draws with prizes of $1m.

The initiative, called Colorado Comeback Cash, follows the same pattern as Ohio’s “vax-a-million” draws. New York City has also launched its “Vax-and-Scratch” draws.

Over five weeks, the lottery will randomly pick the name of a vaccinated adult to win the cash prize. The lottery draws will occur every Wednesday in June and on July 2. The winners will be announced on the Friday after each draw. 

Citizens who have received at least one dose and are in the state’s system by midnight the Tuesday before will automatically be included in the pool.

Participants need to be vaccinated by next Tuesday to qualify for the first draw. The last day to qualify for the final draw is June 30.

According to officials, the money for Colorado’s lottery comes from federal funding designated to boost vaccination numbers.