In New York, vaccinated teens can enter raffle for free college
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that vaccinated kids aged 12 to 17 will have a chance to win a full ride to public universities and colleges in New York.
The state will raffle off 50 scholarships, which would cover four years of tuition, room and board, books and supplies. New York will hold weekly drawings on Wednesday to randomly select 10 winners.
“If you get the vaccine earlier, you’ll have more chances to win because you’ll be in the first-week pool, the second-week pool, the third-week pool, the fourth-week pool, et cetera,” Cuomo said at a Wednesday press conference.
Parents or guardians can enter children who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since May 12.