Although there are several crises going on at the current moment, including the Southern Border crisis and the Afghanistan crisis, it seems the war against COVID-19 continues as businesses, the government, and now jails are finding new ways to get people vaccinated. In just the last six months, Americans have been offered beer, cash, and even a chance to win the lottery, and all they had to do is get the shot. While inmates might not have the chance at winning the lottery, a jail in Washington state is offering ramen noodles to get the vaccine. 

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First reported by The Olympian, the staff at the Benton County Jail was seen disrupting the noodles to inmates who have signed up to get the vaccine. Called “Soup for Shots”, the program was first started back on August 1st, and according to its members, has already achieved results. 

Chief of Corrections for Benton County, Scott Souza, said, “We’re doing everything we can do to incentivize vaccination and we are getting outstanding response.” As of Monday, the jail was expected to distribute over 900 packets of noodles to 90 inmates. 

To help push the program, the Department of Corrections placed posters around the facility, reading, “To encourage and support COVID vaccination efforts, the Benton County Department of Corrections will be providing each inmate that starts their vaccination series with 10 FREE RAMEN NOODLE SOUPS!!!

It should also be noted that the caption includes a pristine picture of the college classic ramen noodle.

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While strange to see, Washington state isn’t the first to offer inmates incentives to get the vaccine. What some would see as a more generous offer, the Alabama Department of Corrections offered a $5 in credit to inmates who have or would get the shot.

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A spokesperson from the Alabama Department of Corrections told reporters, “A confined correctional environment in which social distancing is challenging and all communicable diseases, to include COVID-19, spread more easily is — put simply — starkly different than a community environment.”