The state's vaccine-incentive lottery, with big cash prizes, is open to virtually all Californians, but only if they got vaccinated at a site that reports to the state registry.
The problem was that VA hospitals didn't report there; they report directly to the CDC, which meant people who got shots that way wouldn't quality for the lottery.
A VA administrator got on the issue, and as a result, more than 200,000 vets and VA health workers have now been added to the state registry, making them eligible for the lottery.
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