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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted Wednesday that early estimates show that the state’s “Shot of a Lifetime” lottery boosted the state’s vaccination rate by 24%.
The ”Shot of a Lifetime” is working & more people are getting vaccinated. @IDMOD_ORG estimates the vaccine lottery has led to a 24% increase in vaccination rates across all ages in WA. That's nearly 30,000 more people protecting themselves & their communities.
— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) July 7, 2021
The estimate comes from the Institute for Disease Modeling, an organization within the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
In his tweet, Inslee said the 24% increase comes out to about 30,000 more Washington residents getting themselves vaccinated.
>> First vaccine lottery drawing in Washington today: What you need to know
The vaccine lottery was announced in early June with millions of dollars in prizes, including four $250,000 cash prizes and a $1 million prize winner that will be chosen next week.
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