$100K COVID Vaccination Incentive Given To Dundalk Amazon Driver

DUNDALK, MD — In the battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon offered up to $2 million in prizes for its employees who participated in the "max your vax" promotion. Idanny Jose Cuevas of Dundalk, who is an industrial driver for Amazon, luckily won $100,000 through the incentive.

Cuevas immigrated from the Dominican Republic two years ago and plans to use the winnings to buy a home and help bring his wife and kids to the United States.

“I chose to get vaccinated,” Cuevas told WJZ, “because I wanted to be part of ending the pandemic. It is not just for me, but for all of those around me.”

Cuevas doesn’t plan on exploring other career paths after his big win.

“I plan to stay at Amazon and continue to give it my all,” Cuevas said.

“We strongly believe that the best way to protect our frontline employees and communities from COVID-19 is through vaccination and we are proud to have hosted more than 1,500 on-site vaccination events to help make getting a vaccination as easy as possible for our employees and their household members,” Emily Hawkins, an Amazon spokesperson, told WJZ.