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Bill Would Prevent Ohio Employers From Requiring Vaccinations
By: Lexi Lepof
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Many businesses are hiring as pandemic restrictions are lifted, and some, such as Bagel Street Deli in Athens, are requiring that employees have the COVID-19 vaccine. This has many people asking: Is this even legal? The short answer is yes. “Right now, both on the federal and state level, there are no… Read More
Rural Communities Fall Further Behind In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
By: Austin Fast | NPR
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Cities are leaving rural areas behind in the race to vaccinate against COVID-19, but some states’ suburbs are struggling, too. To close the gap experts say, outreach needs to be hyperlocal.
State Issues Urgent Appeal To Prevent Johnson & Johnson Vaccines From Expiring
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are 200,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ohio that will expire later this month. Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an urgent communication to vaccine providers to ask them to distribute as many doses as possible as quickly as possible. If you have been wanting the… Read More
Father Of Newborn Wins Second Vax-A-Million Sweepstakes
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The latest winner of Ohio’s million-dollar vaccine lottery says the sweepstakes was the extra motivation he needed to go get the COVID-19 shot. Jonathan Carlyle, 40, was finishing a shift of delivering packages for Amazon when he found out he won $1M. Carlyle, father of a five-month-old baby, says winning… Read More
Vaccinate U? Contrary To Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine
By: Corinne Boyer | Alana Watson | Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools should require that students be vaccinated. However, a review by the Ohio Valley ReSource found that of 400 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, and… Read More
FAQ: What You Need To Know About Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine And Adolescents
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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Ages 12 and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the FDA says. But when and where, and what about younger kids? You have questions. We have answers.
FDA OKs Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine For 12-15 Age Group
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Pfizer said in late March that clinical trials found “100% efficacy and robust antibody responses” to the coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds.
DeWine Looking For Incentives To Boost Ohio Vaccine Numbers
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are 4.6 million Ohioans who have received at least the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, that’s 39% of the state’s total population. State officials are looking at how to create incentive for people who have yet to get the shot. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the state… Read More
Vaccine Privilege: Public Health Experts Say Wealthier Ohioans Have It
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — If you look at Ohio’s vaccination dashboard right now, you’ll see many of Ohio’s highest income counties and those with the highest education levels have the higher vaccination rates. Public policy health leaders say that’s just what they’d expect right now. Dr. Ayez Hyder, assistant professor at the College of Public… Read More
Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity
By: Liam Niemeyer | Corinne Boyer | Suhail Bhat | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — Phyllis Gibbs wasn’t sure until recently that she’d be here, just a few moments away from receiving a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. “Do you feel sick today?” “Nope,” Gibbs said to the receptionist. “And you give consent for Pfizer to give you a shot today, correct?” “Absolutely.” Gibbs then walked… Read More
DeWine: Keep Signing Up For COVID-19 Vaccines Even With J&J Pause
By: Nick Castele | ideastream
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and health officials from across the state urged Ohioans Tuesday to continue signing up for Pfizer and Modena COVID-19 vaccine appointments following a recommendation by federal agencies to temporarily pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food… Read More
J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley
By: Suhail Bhat | Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — State leaders around the Ohio Valley will temporarily have fewer doses of COVID-19 vaccine to distribute following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Regional officials gave no indication that they will have shortages of vaccines as a result, but the pause… Read More
Ohio Advises Pause On Johnson And Johnson Vaccine As Feds Review ‘Extremely Rare’ Blood Clot Cases
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health are advising all COVID-19 vaccine providers to temporarily pause the use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine as federal officials review six “extremely rare” cases of severe blood clotting. The U.S. has administered 6.8 million doses of the Johnson and… Read More
Gov. DeWine Encourages Young People To Get COVID-19 Vaccine During Stop At OU Clinic
By: Aaron Payne
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(UPDATE 4/13, 10:44 a.m.) A day after Gov. Mike DeWine’s visit to Ohio University’s on-campus vaccine clinic, the state advised a pause on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine as the feds review “extremely rare” blood clot cases. “In these cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was seen in combination with low… Read More
Ohio High Schools Encouraged To Partner With Health Officials For Vaccinations
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is calling on local health departments and Ohio school districts to find ways to connect high school students with the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s part of a month-long effort to vaccinate eligible teenagers and young adults. All Ohioans 16 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine…. Read More
Vaccine Refusal May Put Herd Immunity At Risk, Researchers Warn
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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One in four Americans say they won’t get a coronavirus vaccine. Researchers say it could keep the nation from reaching a critical tipping point.
Ohio Sets Goal Of Vaccinating Most College Students Before Summer Break
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 50 colleges and universities across Ohio are launching COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week, including all 14 public universities. As Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) toured the Schottenstein Center’s vaccination clinic on Ohio State University’s campus, he said thousands of college students around the state will be getting the COVID-19… Read More
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows ‘100% Efficacy’ In Adolescents
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Pfizer says it will submit the clinical trial results “as soon as possible” to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and is hoping to start vaccinating children before the next school year.
200 Million Shots In 100 Days: Biden Issues New Vaccination Goal
By: Domenico Montanaro | Alana Wise | NPR
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President Biden is doubling his original COVID-19 vaccination goal to 200 million shots in arms by his 100th day in office.
Push To Vaccinate Ohioans Continues As Cases Plateau
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSKU) — Ohio expects to receive more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, “by far the highest amount that we have received,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a briefing Thursday. He and Ohio Department of Health Medical Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff emphasized the need to vaccinate as many people… Read More
‘Lying Through Truth’: Misleading Facts Fuel Vaccine Misinformation
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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There’s no link between Covid-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a link have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.
Ohio Hits 1 Millionth COVID Case As Vaccinations Speed Up
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Just over a year after the state diagnosed its first patients, Ohio exceeded the milestone of 1 million COVID-19 cases. “When this started, I didn’t have any idea that we would be at this a year later and that we would have a million Ohioans or so infected,” Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
DeWine On Opening Vaccine Eligibility: ‘We’re In A Race’
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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CINCINNATI, Ohio (WVXU) — Gov. Mike DeWine visited the Cintas Center in Cincinnati Thursday, the first day the pop-up mass vaccination site opened in the city. With the site—expected to distribute 10,000 doses over three days—already fully booked, the governor explained why he decided to open up vaccine eligibility to more Ohioans when some older… Read More
Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines
FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — More than 2.5 million people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfzier COVID-19 vaccines. Little by little, states have received more vaccine doses, but the national supply remains low. However, more promise is on the horizon as the U.S…. Read More
DeWine: Ohio Will Have 1,300 Schools Vaccinated By End Of Week
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Calling it an “urgent necessity” to return students to the classroom, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says more than 1,300 schools will have their teachers and staff vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of the week. At his coronavirus briefing Tuesday, DeWine outlined the state’s strategy for dealing with the education disruptions levied… Read More