Milwaukee Health Department To Raffle Bucks Tickets For Vaccines

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Health Department is raffling two tickets for the next Bucks finals game to fans who get their COVID-19 vaccination at the Fiserv Forum Plaza on Tuesday.

The health department will offer vaccinations between 6-7:45 p.m, the department said in a tweet. Everyone who receives their vaccination will be eligible to win two free tickets to Game 6 at 8 p.m., it added.

If you're heading to the @DeerDistrict tomorrow, are still unvaccinated, & want a chance to see the @Bucks play live in @FiservForum, we'll be vaccinating on-site before the game! Anyone who gets their shot will be entered to win two tickets to Game 6! #CrushCovidMKE pic.twitter.com/wpwNNbUWYh
— City of Milwaukee Health Department (@MKEhealth) July 19, 2021

The cheapest Bucks game tickets are $1,000 right now, and the most expensive are $10,000, according to Ticketmaster's website.

The health department has been working with the Bucks organization and Fiserv Forum since last year on COVID-19 safety protocols and mitigation measures, health director Kirsten Johnson told Wisconsin Public Radio. The two organizations had conversations about incentivizing vaccinations even as Fiserv opened up for the season, she added.

Milwaukee's adult vaccination rate sits just under 50 percent, according to health department statistics. There has been a 3.1 percent positive test rating and 25.9 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people over the past seven days, according to health department statistics.

The past vaccine raffles for game tickets have been "somewhat successful," with between 17 and 35 people getting vaccinated prior to games, Johnson told WPR.

"So, it's pretty good odds, and they're usually really good tickets," Johnson told WPR.

For more vaccine raffle information, go to WPR.