On September 23, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided an update on a new vaccine incentive effort to help keep our children in school, in-person, five days a week.
Gov. DeWine emphasized that keeping kids in school, in-person, five days a week, remains a priority. We know that the best way to do that is to get students vaccinated. In addition to protecting kids from the severe effects of the virus, students who are vaccinated do not have to quarantine if exposed, which means they won’t miss out on school.
To encourage eligible kids to get vaccinated, Gov. DeWine announced the Ohio Vax-2-School program, which will be open to Ohioans aged 12 to 25 years old, and will be similar to the scholarship portion of the successful Vax-a-Million program. Prizes will include 50 scholarships worth $10,000 each and five $100,000 scholarships to an Ohio college or university for career or technical education. Prizes will be announced Monday through Friday beginning the week of October 11th. More details will be announced, including how to register, in the coming days.