Nightside Report May 26, 2021: Why Michigan isn’t offering lotteries to incentivize COVID vaccinations, U-Haul driving porch pirate caught on video stealing from Detroit home
FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2020, file photo, Pat Moore, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before administering it to emergency medical workers and health care personnel at the Chester County Government Services Center in West Chester, Pa. Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12. The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday, May 25, 2021, based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) (Matt Slocum, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Why Michigan isn’t offering lotteries to incentivize COVID vaccinations
DETROIT – An adult will win a million dollars and someone between the ages of 12-17 will win a college scholarship Wednesday -- just for getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
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The states that are offering prizes for vaccinations are getting strong participation, so why hasn’t Michigan tried?
A porch pirate who was caught driving around a U-Haul truck stole from a resident in Detroit who lives on Outer Drive West and Rutherford Street. Click here to read more.
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