Posted on 06/11/2021 3:42:14 AM PDT by Libloather
Four North Carolinians could win a $1 million cash prize and four lucky students ages 12 to 17 can each get a $125,000 college scholarship. But you have to get at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine first.
If you’ve already gotten yours, don’t worry, you’re already entered! The drawings will be on June 23, July 7, July 21, and August 4.
“North Carolina will launch cash drawings for our residents who have gotten a vaccine,” said Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday. It’s another incentive in hopes to boost vaccination numbers statewide.
“I encourage people to do it. Let's go,” said Courtney Zwart. “For a million dollars, I mean, shoot, I would do it again if I could!”
Zwart lives on the Outer Banks. She tells us the initiative in North Carolina is exciting to see.
“Regardless of who wins, there is no way to lose. A chance at a million dollars or a college scholarship is pretty good motivation,” said Cooper. “But even if your name isn’t drawn, the worst you’ll do is getting strong protection from a deadly virus."
Cooper’s announcement comes at a time when vaccine supply is far exceeding demand. Health experts hope this lottery will change that.
“We need to do better with vaccinations. Fewer people here in North Carolina are protected from COVID-19 than in many other states,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina of Health and Human Services.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
State House Speaker Jim Black (D) is in the midst of a controversy over his role and that of a top aide who turned out to be working for a firm hoping to land the contract to run the lottery. Black has been compiling boxes of documents that have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury examining how the lottery won approval.
Black curtly brushed off Republican calls for his resignation and emphasized that the grand jury has not charged anyone. "Why should I step down?" he asked in an interview. "I've not been accused of anything. I'm still doing a good job. . . . Everywhere I go, I'm facing larger crowds than I ever have and they're as supportive as ever."
https://m.lotterypost.com/news/125663
Unless you croak.
From what I’ve been reading about side effects maybe they should offer chances on a complimentary heart defibrillator.
Excellent point
Does anyone believe for a moment that the state of North Carolina would risk having someone who was dead or dying from an adverse reaction to the experimental treatment be selected as one of the grand prize winners?
What a lottery - you have a better chance of dying from a reaction to experimental treatment you need to take to enter the lottery, than your chance to win the grand prize.
The excited, gushing style of this writing disgusts me. It’s the media in the willing service of the political establishment, all the while slanting the truth.
When they resort to bribery to sell a product, I question if the product really is worth anything.
That million dollar prize should pay for a really really nice funeral. If Roy Cooper is for it this Tarheel is strongly against it. The side effects are starting to filter in and we have not seen the full force of the consequences of the injections (not jabs, you jack wagons). The side effects will be denied, covered up, obfuscated and flat out lied about when they come. Take your shot and shut up. I, for one, will wait.
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