For the first time in a year and a half, I laced up my soccer cleats and played in my regular pickup match in Cranmer Park on Thursday night. It was glorious and worth every ache I felt the next morning. And it was possible because I finally reached full COVID-19 vaccination a few weeks […]
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Colorado picks first 5 scholarship winners in vaccine drive
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has announced the first five winners of $50,000 scholarships in a program designed to encourage students to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A total of 25 scholarships are being offered by the state, along with a $1 million lottery program for five adults who get at least one shot. The Denver Post reports that […]
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You didn’t win Colorado’s first coronavirus vaccine sweepstakes drawing. Here’s who did.
A soft-spoken health care data analyst stepped up to the microphone with evident nerves and giddiness Friday, the first $1 million winner of the Colorado Comeback Cash vaccine sweepstakes. Sally Sliger, from the Northern Colorado town of Mead, had her name randomly selected from more than 3 million Coloradans who have received at least one […]
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Colorado launches $5M sweepstakes to persuade people to get a COVID vaccine. Here’s how it will work.
You can gamble on contracting COVID-19 or you can get vaccinated and enter a chance to win $1 million. Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday unveiled the Colorado Comeback Cash Vaccine Drive, a coronavirus vaccine sweepstakes program aimed at boosting the state’s plateauing inoculation rates, especially in parts of the state where the disease is still […]