{"id":9695,"date":"2021-06-15T21:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T02:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=9695"},"modified":"2021-06-15T21:55:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T02:55:19","slug":"mass-vaxmillions-vaccine-lottery-program-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2021\/06\/15\/general-interest\/mass-vaxmillions-vaccine-lottery-program-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"\"Mass VaxMillions\" Vaccine Lottery Program Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Get vaccinated and enter to win one of five $1 MILLION DOLLAR CASH PRIZE or one of five $300k Scholarships!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

MASSACHUSETTS<\/strong> -- Today, June 15, 2021, the Mass Lottery announced the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway<\/strong> -- with MILLIONS of DOLLARS and EDUCATION SCOLARSHIPS for fully vaccinated, lawful, permanent residents of Massachusetts who get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligible residents will be able to enter the drawing beginning July 1st, 2021<\/strong>. Those 18 and older could win one of (5) $1 Million Cash Prizes<\/strong>, those between 12-17 years of age could win one of (5) $300,000 Scholarship Grants<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Drawings will be held once a week for five weeks<\/strong> beginning the week of Monday, July 26, 2021 and continuing through the week ending Friday, August 27, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Commonwealth leads the nation in vaccinating our residents, with almost four million people fully vaccinated, and our goal remains ensuring everyone that wants a vaccine has access to one,\u201d said Governor Charlie Baker. \u201cThe VaxMillions Giveaway is one of the many ways our administration is encouraging people to get the vaccine, and we are grateful for the partnership the Mass State Lottery in developing the program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGetting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from COVID,\u201d said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. \u201cWe are hopeful that this new initiative will encourage even more residents to get the COVID vaccine and help return our Commonwealth to a new normal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commonwealth is launching the Massachusetts VaxMillions giveaway as one of many strategies to increase awareness of the availability and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage residents to get vaccinated to keep themselves, their families and their communities safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are over 900 vaccination locations across the Commonwealth, with appointments and walk ins widely available. Residents seeking a vaccine can visitmass.gov\/COVIDVaccine<\/a> to find a vaccine location that is convenient for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning July 1, 2021 enter the VaxMillions Giveaway online. (If you do not have access to the internet or require assistance, there will be a call center available. Sign up information and call center contact info and hours will be made available prior to July 1st).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the Mass VaxMillions Giveaway, visit mass.gov\/VaxMillions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Press Release<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MASSACHUSETTS — Today, June 15, 2021, the Mass Lottery announced the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway — with MILLIONS of DOLLARS and EDUCATION SCOLARSHIPS for fully vaccinated, lawful, permanent residents of Massachusetts who get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Eligible residents will be able to enter the drawing beginning July 1st, 2021. Those 18 and older could win one… [read more]<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[1136,4011,4550,4553,4552,4551],"class_list":["post-9695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest","tag-charlie-baker","tag-governor-baker","tag-governor-charlie-baker","tag-massachusetts-vaccine-lottery","tag-vaccine-lottery","tag-vaxmillions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9695"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9698,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9695\/revisions\/9698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}