A study suggested that Ohio’s lottery in which people who had a COVID-19 vaccine were entered into a $1 million prize drawing wasn’t effective. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has frequently touted the alleged success of the state’s Vax-a-Million lottery since it was rolled out several months ago. Children who get vaccinated would be entered into a drawing for a full-ride scholarship at one of Ohio’s universities. Several other states have also offered prizes for individuals who receive the vaccine. But a new study from Boston University’s School of Medicine compared Ohio with other states that didn’t have a lottery incentive. Using data procured from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the researchers found that Ohio’s lottery program “was not associated with an increase in COVID-19 vaccinations.” “Our results suggest that state-based lotteries are of limited value in increasing vaccine uptake. Therefore, the resources devoted to vaccine lotteries may be more successfully …