Recipients of any COVID-19 vaccine will have the chance to win a cash prize of JD500 under a weekly lottery scheme launched by the Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) and the Association of Banks in Jordan (ABJ).
Under the scheme, announced via JRTV’s flagship Friday show “Yesed Sabahak”, 6 lucky vaccinated people will receive JD500 each, provided that they had been inoculated in the week preceding the drawing and regardless of whether it was their first or second shot.
The initiative is aimed at encouraging individuals and incentivizing them to take the vaccine to immunize society as a whole. The first drawing, which will be broadcast on JRTV every Friday, will be held on November 5th. Organizers said that that during the vaccination process, individuals will be asked whether they want to have their names added to the lottery or not.
In an interview with JRTV’s Yesed Sabahak program, ABJ President Maher Mahrouq said that the initiative reflects the banking sector’s responsibility towards the national economy which needs to restore full normalcy, stressing that economic recovery at these difficult times can only be achieved through vaccination.
The first phase of the scheme is funded by through donations by the Jordan Islamic Bank, Jordan Ahli Bank, Arab Bank, Cairo Amman Bank, Housing Bank for Trade and Finance, Capital Bank, and Arab Islamic Bank, in addition to Orange Jordan.
Source: Jordan News Agency