June 9, 2021
Philadelphia Launches Philly Vax Sweepstakes
Several members of our department, Drs. Katy Milkman, Kevin Volpp, and Alison Buttenheim, helped design and launch the Philly Vax Sweepstakes, an incentive program to help boost COVID-19 vaccination rates in the City of Philadelphia.
Find a sampling of the media coverage here:
Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia residents could now win as much as $50,000 for getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Billy Penn: Don’t regret it! ‘Philly Vax Sweepstakes’ offers $50,000 prizes — but only if you’re vaccinated
Associated Press: Philadelphia to give away nearly $400,000 in COVID-19 vaccine prizes
Quartz: Philadelphia is offering extreme vaccine incentives with help from Wharton economists
NBC Philadelphia: Philly to Give $50,000 in Cash to Residents in COVID ‘Vax Sweepstakes'