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![A technician from the Findlay College of Pharmacy fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at a clinic in Reynoldsburg, February 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/putting_syringe_in_vial-e1621351851383-900x422.jpeg)
DeWine Signs Bill Banning Schools, Colleges From Mandating COVID-19 Vaccine Under Emergency Use
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) has signed a bill into law that prohibits public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities from requiring people to get a vaccine if that… Read More
![A banner over Court St. in Athens urges people to wear masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Image-from-iOS-scaled-e1596476363128-900x422.jpg)
Athens Co. Confirms 11 New COVID-19 Cases For May 4
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 5,180 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 11 were reported Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Health… Read More
![A pharmacy technician prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at a mass vaccination event on Saturday in Denver.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gettyimages-1230878144-6e7e48730eb54f2104d6686f99ce999e94cbf49d-scaled-e1612294279795-900x422.jpg)
Biden Administration Will Ship COVID-19 Vaccines Directly To Pharmacies
By: Benjamin Swasey | NPR
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The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort.
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s K-12 School Employees Will Begin Getting COVID-19 Vaccines Thursday
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s K-12 schools will begin vaccinating their employees later this week. But the schedule for shot clinics is based on vaccine accessibility. Ohio Gov. Mike… Read More
![Ohio Theatre, June 2020](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ohio_theatre__credit_jo_ingles_-e1602704071340-900x422.jpg)
Help On The Way For Struggling Performing Arts Groups, Theatres
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Columbus Museum of Art has announced it was laying off 39 employees and slashing their budget due to money lost during coronavirus. It’s the… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine signs House Bill 606 in a virtual signing ceremony from his home in Cedarville. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was in his Columbus office, and Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) and Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) joined from their homes.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/screenshot_2020-09-14_governor_mike_dewine_live_the_ohio_channel_3_-e1600205157452-900x422.png)
DeWine Signs Law Offering Legal Immunity For COVID-Related Lawsuits
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As he hinted he would, Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a law that will shield first responders, businesses and schools from COVID-19 related lawsuits. It’s… Read More
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Bid By Ohio’s Secretary Of State To Make Ballots Postage Paid Is Rejected
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A panel of lawmakers has shot down a request by Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State that would have allowed his office to pay for postage… Read More