Mike Devon, the Republican governor of Ohio, announced an unusual vaccination award-a million-dollar prize and a college scholarship-on Wednesday to encourage more residents to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Starting May 26, adults in Ohio who have received at least one dose of the vaccine will be allowed to participate in the lottery, and the winner will receive $1 million. The lottery will last for five weeks and will be held every Wednesday, with five winners.

In addition, five vaccinated Ohio residents under the age of 18 will be randomly selected, and the winners will receive a four-year scholarship to a public university in the state, including tuition, room and board, and books.

Devon said the money will come from the existing federal novel coronavirus relief fund, and the lottery will be carried out by the Ohio Lottery Center.

"I know some people might say, 'Devon, you're crazy,'" he tweeted on social media. Your million-dollar lottery idea is a waste of money. But in fact, at this stage of the pandemic, when anyone who wants a vaccine can get the vaccine at any time, the real waste is the life taken by novel coronavirus. "