Vaccine Lottery

People suck.

The post title does not mean what it usually means. By now, about 50% of US population has at least one vaccine shot, but progress is slowing. Instead of a lottery to get a vaccine shot, this is a lottery in California that pays people to get the vaccine. How lame.

Basically, the next two million people to get a COVID vaccine will get a $50 gift card, while everyone that has received the vaccine by June 15 will be eligible for a drawing with ten $1.5 million winners, and 30 $50,000 winners. That divides California into three groups of people:

• Those that already received the vaccine
• Those that still will not get the vaccine
• Those that will the vaccine because of the $50, or the lottery

I am in the first group, but due to anti-rejection medication, I am unsure if the vaccine is effective. For the second group, some people may have good reasons, such as a prior COVID infection, but most are likely anti-vaxx idiots. However, at least they stick to their beliefs, however illogical they may be.

Then there is the third group. I am not even sure why they have not received the vaccine yet, but it appears that $50 will change their mind. As someone that pays a great deal of California taxes (income, sales, property, vehicle, property, etc.), this pisses me off. They are nothing more than prostitutes, their principles and actions easily swayed by a bit of cash. This will also make things worse when we need COVID booster shots or vaccination becomes an annual event. These same assholes <spit> will now expect payment to be vaccinated. Instead of being grateful for the vaccine will save their lives, it will just be another entitlement that other people have to pay for.

People suck.