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Vaccine Hesitancy Hovers Over Ohio Valley Efforts To Get To Herd Immunity
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… Read More
DeWine: Keep Signing Up For COVID-19 Vaccines Even With J&J Pause
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… Read More
J&J Vaccine Pause Cuts Into Available Doses In The Ohio Valley
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… Read More
Ohio Advises Pause On Johnson And Johnson Vaccine As Feds Review ‘Extremely Rare’ Blood Clot Cases
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… Read More
Gov. DeWine Encourages Young People To Get COVID-19 Vaccine During Stop At OU Clinic
(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… Read More
Ohio High Schools Encouraged To Partner With Health Officials For Vaccinations
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…. Read More
Vaccine Refusal May Put Herd Immunity At Risk, Researchers Warn
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
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)… Read More
Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows ‘100% Efficacy’ In Adolescents
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
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
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… Read More
‘Lying Through Truth’: Misleading Facts Fuel Vaccine Misinformation
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
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… Read More
DeWine On Opening Vaccine Eligibility: ‘We’re In A Race’
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… 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…. Read More
DeWine: Ohio Will Have 1,300 Schools Vaccinated By End Of Week
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… Read More
Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine
Here’s irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.