During the week after Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a vaccine lottery with 14 prizes up ranging from $100,000 to $1 million, Louisiana saw an almost 15% increase in initial vaccination rates.
With a week left to enter the drawing for the first week’s lottery prizes, residents continue to roll up their sleeves.
The most recent data shows that 1,794,779 vaccine series have been initiated and 1,645,608 have been completed so far in Louisiana. This means that 38.6% of the population has initiated a vaccine series and 35.4% have completed the vaccine. Compared to one month ago, those numbers are up 3%.
Residents who have received a vaccine can enter the lottery by visiting the www.shotatamillion.com, or by calling 1-877-356-1511.
