Maryland is giving away 2 million dollars in a "vaccinated lottery"

[Anonymous]

If it gets a couple hundred thousand more people to vaccinate I’m all for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So embarrassing to be an American these days. We must bribe our citizens to get a life saving vaccine that the rest of the world is begging for. Seems pretty clear that the US will never regain its moral standing in the world since at our heart we are a bunch of selfish idiots.

I don’t disagree but at this point I support the lottery because we just need to provide incentives to get people vaccinated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So embarrassing to be an American these days. We must bribe our citizens to get a life saving vaccine that the rest of the world is begging for. Seems pretty clear that the US will never regain its moral standing in the world since at our heart we are a bunch of selfish idiots.

I don’t disagree but at this point I support the lottery because we just need to provide incentives to get people vaccinated

+1

There are people that just can’t be bothered and don’t think it’s a big deal. There’s people that don’t feel like doing it. Some of those people you can convince with this. There are others that never convince but this should help with the rest.

[Anonymous]

It's a great idea. i like it more than the little giveaways (flowers on mother's day, a beer, etc). This is a slim chance but to win something BIG. I think people will bite!

[Anonymous]

And if we are vaccinated already stil entered I believe! Wish they’d include college for 12-17 yr olds too.

[Anonymous]

Anecdotally I was in Hagerstown today and the mass vax site was bumping. Coincidence?!

[Anonymous]

How is this consistent with HIPAA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^^Family of four. To vaccinate in Maryland tonight. Not family of 42!

Lol too bad. I enjoyed wondering what your life must be like.

[Anonymous]

Is it retroactive? We were all diligent and got vaccinated ASAP. My kids were vaccinated last Thursday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this consistent with HIPAA?

It’s explained in the cnn article. The lotto generates a number not a name. Then the health department contacts you if you have won and you have to agree to share your name and address with lotto people so they can pay you. If you are concerned about privacy you can just say no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it retroactive? We were all diligent and got vaccinated ASAP. My kids were vaccinated last Thursday.

Yes. Retroactive. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Oh my.

I told DH and he changed his mind and got an appointment right away.

it works on all the %^&@# undecideds...

WOW.

[Anonymous]

Will those of us vaccinated at Greenbelt (FEMA) be entered?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is this consistent with HIPAA?

Apparently they assign everyone a random number and draw the lottery with those numbers, so medical info is kept confidential.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will those of us vaccinated at Greenbelt (FEMA) be entered?

Yes, because the only criteria is that you have to be 18 or older and vaccinated in MD.