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LA Schools Offering Students 'Prizes' To Encourage Vaccinations

Pupil Receiving Coronavirus Vaccine Injection Sitting With Doctor Indoor

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According to The Hill, LA schools are offering students prizes to encourage COVID vaccinations! The LA School Board will spend approximately $5 million on prizes for students in order to encourage them to get vaccinated. Prizing include gift cards to Target and Amazon as well as tickets to see 'Hamilton'! The LA School Board hopes to increase vaccinations in LA County, and according to The Hill:

The program mainly consists of raffle prizes, which have included gift cards to grocery stores; tickets to Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Universal Studios Hollywood; and entertainment packages for graduation night, according to the Times. Some schools have also brought in food trucks and given out T-shirts to students who comply with the vaccine mandate.

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