Be a winner in Missouri’s vaccination incentive program

If you’ve you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Missouri, you could be a big winner if you take part in a vaccination incentive program recently announced by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.

Over the next three months, 900 Missourians who have or will choose to be vaccinated will win cash or education savings account prizes in the amount of $10,000 as Missouri VIP winners.

To register to take part in the giveaways, have your vaccination card(s) ready and go to Missouri prize giveaway online.

Missourians over 18 can win money as part of the Red and White levels of the giveaway. If you are a Missourian between the ages of 12 to 17, you may register for a chance to win a $10,000 education savings account through the Missouri State Treasurer’s MOST 529 program.

“We understand that the some Missourians are hesitant towards getting the vaccine, but we must all take personal responsibility and do right by our own health and that of our friends and family by getting vaccinated,” Governor Parson said.

“This new program will compliment our existing efforts to educate Missourians about the importance of getting the vaccine. Our current COVID-19 situation is serious. This Delta variant transmits faster than what we have previously seen and is more likely to impact children and the unvaccinated, so now is the perfect opportunity to get vaccinated and earn your shot at $10,000.”

After months of leading the nation with one of the lowest COVID-19 case rates, the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) entered Missouri and, due to its high level of transmissibility, quickly became the dominant strain in the state and nation. The most effective way to be protected from COVID-19 in any form is through vaccination.

The MO VIP incentivizes vaccination for those who have not yet been vaccinated as well as provides an opportunity for rewards for the 2.8 million Missourians who have already made the decision to be protected through vaccination.