Online registrations unsuccessful as Quebec launches vaccine lottery
MONTREAL -- Quebec is starting its own vaccination lottery in an attempt to get 75 per cent of its eligible population fully immunized against COVID-19 by the end of August.can register starting today in Loto-Quebec drawsThe site, however, remains with some kinks to be worked out. Attempting to register on Sunday morning was met with the following error: "We are currently in the process of improving the quality of our services: the system is undergoing maintenance.
A $1-million grand prize will also be drawn on Sep. 3, along with 16 $20,000 scholarships among Quebecers who are fully vaccinated by Aug. 31. The province's public health institute says, as of Thursday, 83 per cent of Quebecers over the age of 12 had received at least one dose and 59.8 per cent were fully vaccinated.
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