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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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week shortened the number of days a COVID-positive person must isolate. We talk with an infectious disease expert to explain the new guidelines. -
In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California, San Francisco, offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead. -
Ohio State University said all students living in on-campus housing will have to take a COVID-19 test when they arrive for the spring semester beginning Monday. -
The U.S. hit a new record high for infections in a single day on Monday, with 1,082,549 new cases recorded. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, but not at the same rate. -
Gov. Mike DeWine has deployed more than a thousand Guard personnel to health care facilities. -
The move to shorten the Pfizer booster interval comes as the U.S. shatters daily case records. The recommended interval for those who received Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines has not changed. -
U.S. Senator Rob Portman said on Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. -
Airlines have canceled thousands of flights since Christmas weekend, leaving travelers scrambling to figure out how to book new seats and get reimbursements for added expenses. -
Columbus on Tuesday added even more schools to the list where students would learn remotely because of staffing shortages. -
Ohio hospitalizations for COVID-19 have hit a pandemic record high for the second day running.
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A Centers for Disease Control committee is meeting Thursday and Friday to vote on vaccine policies. Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts was set to be on that committee until Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. changed all of the appointees earlier this year. -
Gov. Mike DeWine will continue its fight to block $900 million worth of federal funds from going to Ohioans who didn’t have jobs between summer and fall 2021. -
An appeals court has ordered Gov. Mike DeWine to take $900 million in federal funds meant to help unemployed Ohioans during the COVID pandemic and send that money to them. -
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.
