OHIO — The second of three deadlines comes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. for Ohio’s Vax-2-School drawings.
Those who enter the Vax-2-School drawing by 11:59 p.m. tonight will be eligible for one of 75 $10,000 scholarships in addition to the grand prize drawing for one of five $100,000 scholarships.
In total, the state will be handing out 150 $10,000 scholarships. The deadline for the first set of 75 was a week ago. Although those sets of winners were chosen last Monday, they will not be announced until this week.
The final deadline to enter the Vax-2-School drawings is Wednesday. Those who enter after Sunday’s deadline but prior to Wednesday’s are eligible only one of the five grand prizes.
From Monday through Friday, the state will announce 30 $10,000 scholarship winners each day. On Friday, during the normal Ohio Lottery drawing, the state will announce the winners of the five $100,000 grand prizes.
The Vax-2-School program is intended to get those aged 5-25 to get a COVID-19 vaccine. So far, the vast majority of eligible children in Ohio are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
According to state of Ohio data, 13.1 percent of those ages 5-11 have gotten a COVID-19 shot. Children ages 5-11 could begin getting a COVID-19 shot on Nov. 2.
Of Ohioans ages 12-17, 44.6 percent have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot with 40.3 being considered fully vaccinated. Children ages 12-17 could begin getting vaccinated back in May.
“Although children are less likely than adults to get severely ill from COVID-19, they become sick – even seriously ill, and can suffer lasting complications from the virus, or even death,” the Ohio Department of Health said in a statement Saturday, noting that 17 Ohio children have died from COVID-19 complications.
The state says that once someone eligible for the drawing gets their first shot, they can enter online at www.ohiovax2school.com or by phone at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). Those who previously entered the drawing do not need to reenter.
