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Photo courtesy of the CDCCOVID is surging, but new vaccines have been approved. Here’s what to know -
Jo Ingles/Statehouse News BureauThe Ohio Department of Health is tracking both the mosquito-borne West Nile virus and COVID.
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The former president said he tested positive for COVID-19. He has a scratchy throat "but am feeling fine otherwise." He said he is vaccinated and boosted. -
COVID-19 first entered the public consciousness about two years ago. It drew a lot of comparisons to another pandemic just over a hundred years earlier. WVXU's Bill Rinehart looks at the influenza wave that surfaced in 1918 and what lessons it has for us today. -
Daily reporting will give way to weekly reporting. And reporting by schools will be changed too. -
COVID-19 cases are as low as they have been since July of 2021. All states have now announced they will lift indoor mask mandates and cities, school districts and businesses are following suit. We take a look at where we are in the pandemic and where things go from here. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentAfter two years of pandemic life, people have learned to cope in ways that have become stubborn, unhealthy habits. But there are positive steps we can take to reset a healthy lifestyle. -
In those two years, more than 2 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ohio, and thousands more are unconfirmed and unknown. -
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced Wednesday it will close its drive-through COVID-19 testing site at CAS at the end of the day Thursday. -
Masks are no longer required in public places in the city of Columbus and Worthington after a council vote Monday Night but at least one local business owner says masks will still be required in his businesses. -
Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, March 11, masks will be optional in most indoor spaces on The Ohio State University campuses, including residence halls, dining facilities, classrooms, offices and the Ohio Union. -
Columbus City Council voted Monday to rescind the city’s mask mandate, nearly six months after it went into effect.
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Business & EconomyCentral Ohio's largest private employer said in an email to employees Friday morning it will require most of its 300,000 employees to return to the office. More than 18,000 of those employees work in central Ohio. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe governor’s office said in a statement that DeWine is taking Paxlovid, a medication used to treat COVID-19. He is set to work from home for the rest of the week. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe lawsuit, filed last month in federal court in Cleveland, claims Sherri Tenpenny didn't pay taxes in 2001, 2012 and 2013. -
Classical 101In January 2021 cellist and composer Joshua Roman suffered a bout with COVID-19. More than three years later, he's still living with career-threatening symptoms of long COVID. Roman's journey has taught him to let go of the illusion of perfectionism and embrace his humanity. It has also led him to embark on some cutting-edge projects that join classical music and wellness. -
The deadline for state and local governments to spend the remainder of their shares of $350 billion in federal COVID-19 recovery funds is Dec. 31, 2024. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentHealth officials say Ohioans need to take action now to protect themselves against COVID-19, flu and RSV. -
The non profit Mid-Ohio Food Collective is closing its COVID-19 pandemic era drive-thru service in Grove City tomorrow, citing a lack of need for it and a desire to give the people they help more options inside their facilities. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentThe trivalent vaccine protected against multiple COVID-19 variants in tests with mice and hamsters. -
The new vaccine is a different formulation from earlier shots. It's also not paid for by the federal government. -
DeWine has encouraged people to get vaccinated after he recently tested positive for COVID-19.
