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![A pediatric dosage of the new Moderna COVID vaccine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ball_vaccine-6996cbf5fa47accbb9b846ce80bc69302733ffb9-scaled-e1697751547302-900x422.jpg)
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
![One of three students receives a Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine during Gov. Dewines visit Monday, April 12.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/210412_dewinevisit_CD_139_1-scaled-e1618266047181-900x422.jpg)
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
![A nurse prepares to vaccinate a small child.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ap22342545654188-824cea385c5aa9d8bd248ea125281cf7f42b276f-scaled-e1670804375505-900x422.jpg)
The FDA clears updated COVID-19 vaccines for kids under age 5
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — U.S. regulators on Thursday cleared doses of the updated COVID-19 vaccines for children younger than age 5. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision aims to better… Read More
![Vials of the newly reformulated COVID-19 vaccine booster are being readied by Pfizer for distribution now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the shots for people 12 and older.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pfizer-covid-19-ba4.5-vaccine_vials-4_custom-b06b3d257e7100edcfd54ae46364d59c7ae41e29-scaled-e1661976917772-900x422.jpg)
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron
By: Scott Hensley | Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration authorized reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that aim to protect against the omicron variant. The new shots target… Read More
![A sign in front of O'Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/090321_OBlenessStock_0002-1-e1631202474217-900x422.jpg)
Holzer And O’Bleness Respond To Understaffing And High COVID Numbers With Familiar Pandemic Protocols
By: Kaitlin Thorne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — COVID-19 numbers continue to rise in Southeast Ohio, causing local health care systems to be stretched thin and re-institute early 2020 pandemic protocols. Holzer Health Systems… Read More
![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
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Health Experts Urge COVID-19 Caution For Unvaccinated People This Fourth Of July
By: Taylor Burnette
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB) – People in the region are getting ready for the Fourth of July as the nation falls short of President Biden’s 70% vaccination goal. Michelle Barnhart, a… Read More
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
All Ohioans 16 Years And Up Eligible For COVID Shots Starting March 29
By: Anna Huntsman | WCPN
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced all Ohioans will qualify for the vaccines by the end of the month, during a news briefing at the state’s first… Read More
![Vaccination process on Monday, December 14, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ohio-Vaccine-Twitter-e1609172385897-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Says Ohio ‘On Track’ To Make COVID-19 Vaccine Available For Every Adult By May 1
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The national goal laid out by President Joe Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to every adult by May 1 is within reach for… Read More
![As the U.S. accelerates its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released new guidance for individuals who have been fully inoculated.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1231560467-5091ccb7a28672cdb0154626cfe0d864b7d5bb46-scaled-e1615229231191-900x422.jpg)
CDC Says It’s Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities
By: Allison Aubrey | Rachel Treisman | NPR
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New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.
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Ohio Residents 50 And Up Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine Starting March 11
By: Taylor Haggerty | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Coronavirus vaccinations will expand to include Ohio residents over 50 years of age, those with Type 2 diabetes and those with end-stage renal disease starting Thursday,… Read More
![Boxes containing vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine sit in a container before being transported to a refrigeration unit at Louisville Metro Health and Wellness headquarters on March 4 in Louisville, Ky. The FDA approved the third COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 27.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gettyimages-1231514867-128bf41481800e96d96f5175821d93f588bd0018-scaled-e1614986825187-900x422.jpg)
1 Shot Or 2 Shots? ‘The Vaccine That’s Available To You — Get That’
By: Will Stone | NPR
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As the new Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine rolls out, the health care community is trying to ward off misconceptions about it. The vaccine’s one-shot feature may be what wins many over.
![Vaccination process on Monday, December 14, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ohio-Vaccine-Twitter-e1609172385897-900x422.jpg)
State Sponsoring 15 Mass Vaccination Clinics
By: Anna Huntsman | WCPN
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WCPN) — More options will soon be available to eligible people in our region seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday at a press conference in Cleveland… Read More
![This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21057809589240-e1614614428726-900x422.jpg)
First U.S. Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Doses Shipped Sunday Night
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 4 million doses of the newest COVID-19 vaccine shipped Sunday night, and will begin to be delivered to states for injections starting on Tuesday. The White… Read More