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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Missouri’s vaccine incentives work?

Missourian getting coronavirus vaccine in Boonville.
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Missourian getting coronavirus vaccine in Boonville.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday that the state will offer drawings that vaccinated people can enter to win $10,000 in an effort to increase the state's low vaccination rate.

Missouri is having a surge in coronavirus cases health officials say is being powered by the more contagious delta variant combined with a low vaccination rate. About 40% of the state is fully vaccinated.

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