Ten preteens from around New York have won the first round of state college scholarships for 5-to-11-year-olds who get vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday.
The youths� names were drawn by lottery after their parents or guardians entered them in the �Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate� contest. It�s open to children 5 to 11 who get their first vaccine dose by Dec. 19. Weekly drawings will continue through Dec. 20.
Winners get tuition, room and board for an associate�s or bachelor�s degree program at a New York State or New York City public university, plus money for books and supplies.
Hochul�s office released video of the Democrat phoning some of the young winners, whose full names weren�t given.
New York offered a similar scholarship raffle for vaccinated 12-to-17-year-olds last spring and summer.
States around the country have tried various giveaways to induce people to get inoculated.
(AP)
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I literally want to vomit. This is like taking candy from a stranger. This vax is totally unnecessary for kids and doesn�t protect the vulnerable around them anyway. Plus the studies were rigged. One 12 year old girl got paralyzed (Maggie De Garay) in the study they posted her side effect as a �stomach ache�
Has the world gone crazy????