The San Francisco Chronicle reports that more than 90% of the city’s 12- to 17-year-olds are already vaccinated, which is great, though sadly makes them ineligible for the scholarships. However, the Chronicle also notes that this is the only lottery of its kind that is focused on vaccinating the (currently) youngest demographic of Americans for whom the shots are available. You can read about other lottery programs and fellow Daily Kos staff member Mark Sumner’s very fun idea for how to nationalize a vaccine lottery that might get hundreds of thousands of people vaccinated here.

According to SFGATE, a full ride at the university can add up to about $30,000, and students who receive some financial aid or scholarships will have whatever remains of their tuition covered. A full year at San Francisco State University costs $7,444 for local residents. If all of the student’s tuition is already covered, they will receive $2,000 for each academic year. Not a bad deal. Free tuition across the board would be best, but this isn’t a bad way to promote vaccinations. You can find out how to become eligible at participating vaccination locations in the city, which include:

• Monday, Oct. 25, 1 to 4 PM — Visitation Valley Neighborhood Vaccination Site, 1099 Sunnydale Ave., San Francisco, CA 94134
• Tuesday, Oct. 26, 3:30 to 6 PM — Malcolm X Academy School, 350 Harbor Rd., San Francisco, CA 94124
• Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2:30 to 5 PM — Balboa High School, 1000 Cayuga Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112
• Friday, Oct. 29, 4 to 6 PM — Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, 1050 McAllister St., San Francisco, CA 94115
• Tuesday, Nov. 2, Noon to 4 PM — Mission District Neighborhood Vaccination Site, 24th and Capp St., San Francisco, CA 94110
• Saturday, Nov. 13, 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM — McCoppin Elementary School, 651 6th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118

To be considered eligible for the drawing, one must meet all of these requirements:

• Permanently resides in San Francisco (including people living in San Francisco who meet AB 540 eligibility)
• Received at least the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine two-shot series prior to entry. Must be age 12 to 17 when this occurs
• Currently not enrolled at a college or university nor have you previously been enrolled in college or university
• Not an employee or immediate family of an employee of SF State living as a member of the employee’s household. Consistent with California Government Code section 82029, “immediate family” means spouse and dependent children

According to SF.GOV, San Francisco has fully vaccinated 75% of its residents: a total of 701,311 people. The percentage of residents 12 and older who have completed their full doses of COVID-19 vaccination is 83%. However, the number of new vaccinations has plateaued and any public health push to get that number to rise is essential in the Bay Area, as it tries to keep the delta variant’s surge from doing what it has done to most red states in the country with worse public health policies—and elected leaders encouraging even worse public health practices.