{"id":142093,"date":"2021-10-18T19:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=142093"},"modified":"2021-10-18T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T19:48:31","slug":"large-cash-lottery-drawings-were-not-enough-to-increase-covid-19-vaccination-rates-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/large-cash-lottery-drawings-were-not-enough-to-increase-covid-19-vaccination-rates-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Large cash lottery drawings were not enough to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
The lottery slogan "You've got to be in it to win it" took on a whole new meaning this spring when certain states began offering large cash drawings for residents who got the Covid-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n
But a new study finds that many people just weren't playing.<\/p>\n
The research, which was published in JAMA Health Forum, took a look at 19 states that announced cash lotteries tied to the Covid-19 vaccine and compared their vaccination trends with states that did not offer those incentives.<\/p>\n
More from Personal Finance:<\/strong> "No statistically significant association was detected between a cash-drawing announcement and the number of vaccinations before or after the announcement date," according to the study.<\/p>\n That held true even as winners of the lotteries were announced.<\/p>\n There could be several reasons why the lotteries did not spur more people to get vaccinated, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n Lottery-style drawings may inspire fewer people to act compared to offers with guaranteed cash payments.<\/p>\n In addition, the lottery campaigns may not have included adequate information on the vaccines. More complete messaging on vaccinations may have been more effective, the research said.<\/p>\n The campaigns also might not have been effective with people who are susceptible to vaccine misinformation.<\/p>\n
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