By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s new vaccine lottery is off to a strong start.
More than 70,000 vaccinated residents of West Virginia have already signed up for the lottery in hopes of winning a million dollars come June 20.
Governor Jim Justice announced the news Tuesday during his bi-weekly virtual pandemic briefing, confirming that more than 70,000 people have already signed up for the “Do it for Babydog: Save a life, Change a life” vaccine sweepstakes.
The vaccine lottery is named after the Republican governor’s dog.
“On Father’s Day, we will make someone in West Virginia a millionaire,” Justice said.
West Virginians ages 12 and older who have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can register by visiting doitforbabydog.wv.gov…
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