An elementary school teacher serving in the Army National Guard has won the final $250,000 prize in Washington’s vaccine lottery. She said she didn’t know about the lottery when she got her shots.
Meredith V. didn’t need an incentive, she said, because she believes it’s the right thing to do, and because she’s a teacher who can’t wait to see her students in person again.
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