Coronavirus
Colorado Offers $50,000 Scholarships as a Vaccine Incentive
Colorado plans to offer $50,000 scholarships to 25 randomly selected minors who get their COVID-19 vaccines, extending the state’s lottery initiative to adolescents.
Gov. Jared Polis (D) unveiled the lottery Wednesday, which aims to get those aged 12 to 17 vaccinated by distributing a total of $1.25 million in scholarships among 25 adolescents. Colorado residents who have received at least one dose are eligible to win the money and automatically entered.
Drawings will take place every Monday for five weeks with five children winning a $50,000 scholarship in each lottery, starting Monday through July 5. The winners will be announced on the Friday following the drawings.
