Researchers looked at the 19 states that adopted vaccine lottery programs, calculating the number of shots administered per 1,000 people, both before and after their introduction.<\/p>\n
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Comparing the figures to states with no vaccine lotteries, they found \u201cno statistically significant\u201d difference between the two groups. That\u2019s after adjusting for a variety of factors, including a region\u2019s wealth, population, number of COVID-19 cases, and political leanings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The researchers suggested the lack of a guaranteed outcome in a lottery may fail to motivate people. That would indicate that a program of direct payments might be more effective, although there is no comparable study to verify this.<\/p>\n
It may be that states that held vaccine lotteries would have been better off funneling the money into boosting an awareness campaign that offered complete messaging about vaccination and countered misinformation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ohio\u2019s Supreme Court has tossed a lawsuit brought by a group of anti-vaxxers who argued the state\u2019s \u201cVax-a-Million\u201d lottery was unconstitutional. The complaint claimed the lottery\u2019s use of public money without legislative approval violated Ohio law. The plaintiffs’ campaign group, \u201cOhio Stands Up!\u201d, also wanted the lotteries to be banned to \u201cprevent child abuse and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":195874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81881,13699],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Ohio Supreme Court Kills Case Claiming Vaccine Lottery Unconstitutional<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n