Million dollar prize on offer in lottery as incentive to get Covid jab

Mike DeWine said the mask mandate will end June 2 except for nursing homes and assisted living facilities (Phil Long/AP)

A US state governor is offering a million dollar (£711,000) prize in a last-ditch effort to encourage people to get vaccinated.

Ohio’s Mike DeWine said adults who have received at least one vaccine dose may enter a lottery that will provide a million dollar prize each Wednesday for five weeks.