Marin Sweetens Vaccine Lottery Deal

MARIN COUNTY, CA — You’ll need some luck to take home cash through the state’s vaccine lottery.

In Marin, all you’ll need to do to win is show up in time.

The nation’s most vaccinated county plans to offer $25 grocery store gift cards to new vaccine seekers at select Marin vaccination sites while supplies last.

Public Health later this week will update its online vaccine finder tool to highlight the specific vaccination sites that will offer the gift card incentive, county officials said.

The gift cards will be distributed immediately after the first dose is administered.

The added incentive also automatically secures all vaccinated residents of California ages 12 and over, a spot in the new $116.5 million “Vax for the Win” program – the largest vaccine incentive program in the nation.

“Vax for the Win” is a recently announced vaccine incentive program that offers three ways to win cash prizes.

Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom awarded 15 Californians $50,000 each in the first of two randomized drawings.

Incentive cards worth $50 are being provided to newly vaccinated residents.

The big cash prize drawing is for Tuesday, which coincides with the state’s planned reopening.

The state plans to award $15 million to 10 winners that day.

“More than 88 percent of eligible Marin residents have chosen to get vaccinated for our community’s overall health,” Marin Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Lisa Santora said in a statement.

“We hope the chance to become a millionaire, or even just the opportunity receive help with groceries, will help nudge that number even higher so we can obtain wider community immunity in the weeks ahead.”

Residents have just one week left to take advantage of drive through vaccinations in Marin.

While many walk-up mobile sites will continue throughout the summer, the county’s only drive-through site, located at Larkspur Ferry Terminal, will close Thursday.

As of Friday, 79.2 percent of Marin residents at least 12 years of age have completed their vaccination series and 88.8 percent have received at least one dose according to the county's vaccine dashboard.

Learn more about the County’s incentive program or find a vaccination location near you by visiting here.