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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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Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role. "I've realized that there's no convincing somebody once they have their mind made up," says a social worker in Beaumont, Texas. -
Starting on Monday, May 9, students faculty and staff not showing any COVID symptoms will no longer have to submit to weekly testing. -
Small businesses all over Ohio have suffered financially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But they’ve also struggled with big decisions – often with political overtones – about how to keep their customers and employees safe. -
The company says a low-dose version of its vaccine triggers an immune response in children ages 6 months to less than 6 years equivalent to what has protected older children and adults. -
With the BA.2 subvariant of omicron pushing infection rates up, many are reaching for at-home rapid tests. Here's what experts say on how best to use them. -
Citing a rise in COVID cases, Capital University is reinstating a mask mandate inside all campus buildings effective immediately. -
The more contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is getting more and more people sick in Central Ohio, but Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said those who have studied COVID over the last two years expected the uptick. -
Business & EconomyGreenhouses and nurseries like Kollman's Greenhouse in Twinsburg are experiencing shortages in supplies and labor. They are having to keep up with higher expenses by increasing prices for their products. -
The governor's office reports DeWine was diagnosed Friday by his personal physician and has mild symptoms. First lady Fran DeWine tested positive three days following the Governor's diagnosis. -
The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport,.
