West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced a third round of the "Do it for Babydog: Save a life, Change your life" vaccination sweepstakes, as the state continues to push the importance of vaccination to the younger population.
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“This is our campaign to try to do something to incentivize our youngest, with parental approval of course, to get vaccinated,†Governor Justice said.
“Do it for Babydog: Round 3†is open to all West Virginians, ages 5-18, who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Children ages 5-17 must have parental consent to be vaccinated and to register.
This round of the sweepstakes will feature four weeks of prize giveaways.
The giveaway schedule will begin the week of November 15, before taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Giveaways will resume the week of November 29 and continue through the week of December 6 and the week of December 13.
The giveaway will include the following prizes each week:
• 25 Prizes of a $10,000 Educational Savings Fund
• 100 Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses
• 1 Grand Prize Educational Savings Fund for a student
• 1 Grand Prize check and party for a school
GRAND PRIZES
Weeks 1 to 3
• Student: One student per week will receive a $50,000 Educational Savings Fund.
• School: One school per week will receive a $50,000 check and will host a party with Gov. Justice and Babydog. These events will include an on-site vaccine clinic and opening remarks by a doctor to talk about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
Week 4
• Student: One student will receive a $100,000 Educational Savings Fund.
• School: One school will receive a $100,000 check and will host a special holiday party with Santa (Gov. Justice) and his reindeer (Babydog) bringing presents for students. This event will also include an on-site vaccine clinic and opening remarks by a doctor to talk about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
Those who previously registered for Round 1 and/or Round 2 of the vaccination sweepstakes are required to register again to be eligible for Round 3.
Last week, the CDC officially recommended Pfizer-BioNTech’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for use by children ages 5 to 11. ■