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Ohio’s Supreme Court will decide if Gov. Mike DeWine could close the $300 weekly pandemic check program early
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s a question that’s lingered for years: did Gov. Mike DeWine have the authority to end the federal pandemic assistance program in June 2021 before… Read More
Ohio workers who claim they’re owed $900m in unemployment COVID funds win again in court
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An appeals court has ordered Gov. Mike DeWine to take $900 million in federal funds Ohioans needed for unemployment during the COVID pandemic and… Read More
Ohio researchers develop ‘glasses for your nose’ after an uptick in cases of smell loss
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — In the throes of the pandemic, people started noticing something odd: an uptick of negative reviews of scented candles, claiming they had no fragrance. The trend… Read More
A judge orders the state to ask feds for $900M in COVID unemployment benefits for 300,000 Ohioans
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio must try to get back around a billion dollars in pandemic unemployment benefits from the federal government and distribute it to Ohioans who have… Read More
Amy Acton, Ohio’s former health director, plans to run for governor as Democrat
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Amy Acton, the first woman to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Health who led the state’s pandemic efforts in 2020, will… Read More
Ohio’s health department reports a COVID uptick, but no cases of West Nile virus – yet
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s the end of summer in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Health reports cases of COVID are ticking upward. And even though there have been… Read More
An Ohio board reinstates the license of a doctor who claimed COVID vaccines “magnetized” people
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Medical Board of Ohio has reinstated the license of a doctor who got national attention for her testimony on COVID vaccines before… Read More
A West Virginia man claims he operated a food truck to get a pandemic loan. Prosecutors say he was an inmate
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who obtained a government pandemic loan after falsely claiming he was operating a food truck despite being an inmate at the time… Read More
Ohio’s Supreme Court rules the state death database with names and addresses isn’t a public record
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state death database with information from death certificates including causes of death along with names and addresses is not a public record. The… Read More
The Ohio Supreme Court rules there will be no tax refunds for commuters working from home during COVID
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a win for cities that collected income tax from commuters working from home during the pandemic. At stake was… Read More
States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as costly stockpiles linger and expire
By: Jennifer Peltz | David A. Lieb | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in… Read More
Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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ST. LOUIS (NPR) — Michelle Wilson got COVID three years ago. She’s still waiting for her brain and nervous system to recover. Wilson’s memory is spotty, she’s frequently in pain,… Read More
As winter nears, some parents are still searching for the new pediatric COVID shot
By: Jackie Fortier | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — On September 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the next round of pediatric COVID shots for everyone 6 months and older. The CDC indicated… Read More
Why the average American family’s net worth increased 37% during the pandemic
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Americans’ family net worth overall improved in recent years, despite the economic upheaval caused by the pandemic, according to a new survey from the Federal Reserve. The… Read More
Ohio’s health officials are expecting the winter wave of the “big three” illnesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though COVID cases are lower than they’ve been in months, Ohio health officials are preparing for what they call “a winter wave of illness”… Read More
The CDC will no longer issue COVID-19 vaccination cards
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The CDC will no longer be issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards, the agency said in guidance updated on Wednesday. It will also not be keeping records of people’s… Read More
An Ohio State University study shows the nasal vaccine may provide lasting immunity against multiple COVID-19 variants
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Researchers at The Ohio State University report that measles and mumps vaccines combined with the COVID-19 strain SARS-CoV-2 could provide long-lasting immunity to many COVID-19 variants…. Read More
With the new COVID vaccine available in Ohio, health leaders encourage people to get the shot
By: Bill Rinehart | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — The director of Ohio’s Health Department says the new COVID vaccine is out and should be readily available across the state. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says COVID is… Read More
Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is bringing COVID tests back to mailboxes. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per… Read More
The new COVID boosters are coming: Here’s what you need to know
By: Maria Godoy | Rob Stein | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If it feels like everyone you know has COVID, you’re not alone. Cases are on the rise, and so are hospitalizations and deaths. So the federal government’s… Read More
CDC advisers back the broad rollout of new COVID boosters
By: Scott Hensley | Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention backed the broad use of new COVID-19 vaccines, as cases of the respiratory illness rise…. Read More
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round of vaccines against COVID-19. The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for… Read More
The perilous hunt for PPP fraud and the hot tip that wasn’t
By: Martin Kaste | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — An anonymous tipster reached out to NPR a few months ago with an intriguing allegation: A high-ranking elected official in Chicago committed PPP fraud back in 2021…. Read More
COVID rates in Ohio are increasing, but health professionals aren’t sounding an alarm
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations are on the rise in Ohio, but Ohio’s top health officials said they’re not alarmed. During the past three… Read More
A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the… Read More
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