LA GOV announces Shot For $100, an incentive program giving $100 to first 75,000 college students

[zuul]

John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov:

Today, we're announcing Shot For $100, a new vaccine incentive program that will give $100 to the first 75,000 college students who get their COVID-19 vaccine at participating institutions of higher education. Get vaccinated, protect your community, and get $100.

The COVID vaccines are safe & effective. 2.1 million first doses have been administered & only 8 people have had serious reactions. No one in Louisiana has died as a result of a COVID vaccine. Today we reported 57 deaths from COVID-19. Do your part & get vaccinated.

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[LakeArenal]

1. I say charge them $200

A day til vaxed.

Although I think $100 is not that much, they shouldn’t be rewarded.

Louisiana brought this upon themselves.

[ColinC]

2. Is it fair for the rest of Louisianers who already have been vaxxed, to get the 100 bucks?

I think the longer people take to get it, the less the incentive should be. And everybody who already got it, should be paid the full amount.

[zuul]

3. Gov. John Bel Edwards already implemented the 'Shot At A Million' vaccine incentive program.

I think this new program is just to entice college students to get vaccinated before returning to campus.

The 'Shot At A Million' program is handing out a total of $2.3 million in cash and scholarships for anyone who registered in the drawing with at least one shot.

Four adults (aged 18 or older) won $100,000, and nine children (between the ages of 12-18) won $100,000 in scholarships.

One grand prize winner will get the $1 million prize, which should be announced today (8-13-21.)

[ColinC]

4. If it gets people to vax I'm still for it

[questionseverything]

5. Good for that governor

I wish Illinois would pay them to get the shot…..much cheaper and safer than letting the virus go unchecked

[zuul]

6. Yep. A couple million dollars is worth it to get the stragglers vaccinated.