The Unified Government Health Department is launching increased incentives for getting COVID-19 vaccinations starting Aug. 18.
Wyandotte County residents who get their free COVID-19 vaccinations will be eligible for bigger instant prizes in a “Spin to Win” incentive program.
Anyone living in Wyandotte County age 12 and over, who gets a first shot of free COVID-19 vaccine at the Kmart facility, can “Spin to Win” instant prizes. They can now win up to $100 instantly.
Other “Spin to Win” prizes include $50 and $25 gift cards, restaurant gift cards, custom T-shirt and more.
In addition, the Health Department is holding two “high-dollar” raffle drawings for those age 20 and older who get their first dose of free COVID-19 vaccine.
There will be one $10,000 raffle prize and one $5,000 raffle prize drawing.
Anyone living in Wyandotte County age 20 or over will have the choice to either receive an instant prize through the “Spin to Win” wheel or enter to win the $10,000 or $5,000 raffle drawings.
Winners of the $10,000 and $5,000 raffle drawings will be announced in October.
In addition, there are new educational awards for students.
New $500 educational awards will be raffled off each week for students between 12 and 19 years old who get their first dose of free COVID-19 vaccine at the Kmart facility.
These educational awards are for Wyandotte County students ages 12 to 19 while supplies last. Supplies are limited.
Students ages 12 to 19 may “Spin to Win” an instant prize and may enter the raffle for an education award.
Drawings for these educational awards will be held every week through the end of September.
Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Only those who live in Wyandotte County and are receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccination are eligible for Health Department vaccine incentives, including the “Spin to Win” program, student educational awards and raffles, and other future incentives.
“The number of COVID cases in Wyandotte County continues to surge rapidly, and the vast majority of these new cases are caused by the Delta variant,” said Nicole Garner, Health Department planning and operations manager, in a news release. “That means it’s more important than ever that Wyandotte County residents get vaccinated against the virus. The vast majority of those Delta variant COVID cases occurred in unvaccinated people. We want to find new and innovative ways to encourage Wyandotte County residents to come in now and get vaccinated and help protect our community.”
“Wyandotte County continues to lag behind other counties in the region in terms of vaccination rates,” said Dr. Allen Greiner, chief health officer of the Unified Government Public Health Department. “In fact, the majority of Wyandotte County residents have not received a COVID-19 vaccine. This puts our community at especially high risk of increased outbreaks of the Delta variant of the virus, because it spreads so easily. And it’s very important to get our young people ages 12 to 19 vaccinated before school starts. We have thousands of kids under 12 who can’t be vaccinated yet getting ready to go back to school. The best way to protect them is to make sure all adults and any students over 12 who can be vaccinated and who will be around them, are fully vaccinated.”
UGPHD vaccine clinic hours
The UGPHD still provides vaccines and testing each week at its location at the former Kmart building, 7836 State Ave, Kansas City, Kansas.
• COVID-19 vaccination hours: Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• COVID-19 testing hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
In addition to the Kmart site, the Health Department’s mobile vaccine team will provide vaccinations at several upcoming community locations and events. Find out more about upcoming events on the Health Department Facebook page: facebook.com/UGHealthDept.
Mobile vaccines can still be requested online at WycoVaccines.org or by calling 3-1-1 (or call 913-573-5311 if outside of Wyandotte County).
For more information about COVID-19, visit wycokck.org/COVID-19.
- Information from UG Health Department