A 13-year-old girl from Nevada is one of the latest COVID-19 vaccine lottery winners. Kaylee, an 8th-grade student, told KTVN she was trying to do the right thing by getting her shot before a summer camp. "We were going to be traveling and a couple weeks after the vaccine came out and we were going to be flying and seeing tons of family and we didn't want to have to worry about COVID at the same time," she said. Kaylee didn't know was that she'd been automatically entered in the "Vax Nevada Days," a program offering cash, scholarships and other prizes for people who got the vaccine.Then, she found out she was a winner.At first, Kaylee's mom thought she received a spam call but was able to verify the good news on the state's website. "It feels good, it makes me feel comfortable about getting ready to go to college and my future," Kaylee said. Nevada's vaccine lottery program is still running through Aug. 26, when the $1 million grand prize will be announced. Aside from the potential to win like she did, Kaylee said she hopes others get vaccinated."Definitely get the vaccine because, like I said, it's free and it just takes so little time for such a big event," she said.
A 13-year-old girl from Nevada is one of the latest COVID-19 vaccine lottery winners.
Kaylee, an 8th-grade student, told KTVN she was trying to do the right thing by getting her shot before a summer camp.
"We were going to be traveling and a couple weeks after the vaccine came out and we were going to be flying and seeing tons of family and we didn't want to have to worry about COVID at the same time," she said.
Kaylee didn't know was that she'd been automatically entered in the "Vax Nevada Days," a program offering cash, scholarships and other prizes for people who got the vaccine.
Then, she found out she was a winner.
At first, Kaylee's mom thought she received a spam call but was able to verify the good news on the state's website.
"It feels good, it makes me feel comfortable about getting ready to go to college and my future," Kaylee said.
Nevada's vaccine lottery program is still running through Aug. 26, when the $1 million grand prize will be announced.
Aside from the potential to win like she did, Kaylee said she hopes others get vaccinated.
"Definitely get the vaccine because, like I said, it's free and it just takes so little time for such a big event," she said.
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