<p>ALBANY, N.Y. — Anyone who gets vaccinated at a state-run vaccination site in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to boost slowing vaccination rates.</p>
<p>The pilot program will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run from Monday, May 24 to Friday, May 28 at the 10 state-run sites, Cuomo said Thursday.</p>
<p>“It’s a situation where everyone wins,” Cuomo said at a press conference in Buffalo.</p>
<p>The governor said there’s a one in nine chance of winning a scratch ticket prize in New York, which is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/featured-health-us-news-mike-dewine-scholarships-7cbd774f36d3bff5aedc11e42519fb5f">joining other states, including Ohio,</a> with similar lottery incentives. </p>
<p>New York also plans to set up pop-up vaccination sites at seven airports across the state for U.S. residents, including airport workers.</p>
<p>New York has fully vaccinated about 43% of its 20 million residents, above the national average of 37.8%.</p>
<p> Still, Cuomo said the pace of vaccinations has slowed: New York has recorded an average of 123,806 daily shots in arms over the past 14 days. That’s down 43% from 216,040 as of April 12. </p>
