Fully vaccinated Massachusetts residents can register to win cash prizes or college scholarships in the state’s VaxMillions Giveaway starting on Thursday, July 1st. Fully vaccinated Massachusetts residents who are 18 and older can enter the giveaway to win one of five $1 million cash prizes, and residents ages 12-17 can enter to win one of five $300,000 college scholarships in the form of a 529 college savings plan, per the giveaway rules. To promote the Mass VaxMillions Giveaway in your facility, download a promotional flyer which you can print and post in your facility.
Eligible residents will be able to enter the giveaway at VaxMillionsGiveaway.com or by calling 211.
VaxMillions Giveaway drawings will be held once a week for five weeks from July 26 through August 23. The first drawing for the giveaway will occur on July 26, with registration for that week’s drawing closing on July 22.
Arming Ourselves Against COVID-19 Campaign Resources
To assist members in their continued efforts to increase vaccination rates, Mass Senior Care updates resources on the Arming Ourselves Against COVID-19 campaign website, which offers new educational materials about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines. Mass Senior Care recognizes that the reasons for vaccine hesitancy are real and varied, and we are committed to doing all we can to provide accurate, timely information so people can make informed decisions. Mass Senior Care have been working with members and researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California Berkeley to apply behavioral economics framework to COVID-19 decision-making to better understand strategies that will achieve staff uptake rates.
Helpful Resources to Increase Vaccination Rates
- Mass Senior Care Shares Key Strategies to Increase Vaccination Rates and Address Hesitancy in LTCFs
Combining several strategies may be more effective than implementing any on their own.
- FAQs for Nursing Facility Staff, Residents, and Family Members *UPATED*
Larissa Lucas, MD answers some frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Commonwealth’s Mobile Vaccination Program *NEW*
Massachusetts will offer organizations options to vaccinate individuals through mobile on-site clinics. This program is actively seeking requests.
- AHCA’s #GetVaccinated Virtual Townhall Recording for LTC Staff *NEW*
Virtual townhall to help answer questions among long term care staff on the COVID-19 vaccines. Hundreds of caregivers asked important questions to our panel of medical professionals: Dr. David Gifford, chief medical officer for AHCA/NCAL and Dr. Sarah Berry, an academic geriatrician at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Boston.
- AHCA’s #GetVaccinated Top Strategies to Improve Staff Vaccination Rates
The strategies identified are commonly employed by long term care providers achieving a 75% staff uptake rate.