1st Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine lottery winners to be announced Aug. 16
Another draw is open to those who get 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine before Sept. 6
As Manitoba gets closer to achieving all its vaccination goals, the winners of the first round of the "vax-to-win" lottery will be announced on Aug. 16, Premier Brian Pallister said at a news conference Tuesday.
Adults who received a first COVID-19 vaccine dose by the end of Aug. 2 will be entered to win up to $100,000. Vaccinated minors will be eligible to receive a $25,000 scholarship.
Winners will be announced at the Leila supersite.
"Wouldn't that be nice. If you get your second dose on or before Sept. 6, again, you'll be in the second draw," said Pallister.
As of Tuesday, 80 per cent of eligible Manitobans age 12 and up had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the news release said. The province expects to reach 75 per cent with two doses within the next week.
"We're so close to achieving all of our vaccination milestones but to reach that Labour Day immunization milestone ... we need 25,000 second dose vaccinations, and I'm confident we can reach that goal any day now," Pallister said.
"Please, get vaccinated, keep following those fundamentals."
Corrections
- We initially reported that the scholarships are for $75,000. In fact, they are $25,000 scholarships.Aug 04, 2021 9:37 AM CT
With files from Darren Bernhardt