ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½

The first winners have been announced in the Ohio scholarship lottery. It's meant to incentivize young people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

This coming Sunday is the deadline for the first scholarship drawing.

The number of COVID-19 cases has been decreasing in recent days.

Starting Monday, Ohioans age 12 to 25 can enter to win a $10,000 or $100,000 scholarship for getting vaccinated. We discuss the latest vaccine incentive program and the redistricting process on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

The scholarship giveaway will include people 5 to 25 years old, though the FDA hasn’t yet approved the COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5 to 11.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new round of vaccine incentive programs Thursday, although it is not clear if other incentives offered earlier this year increased vaccination rates.