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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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BA.5 is now the dominant omicron strain in the U.S. It's good at evading the immune system, though doesn't appear to cause more serious illness. -
Supporters of the ballot issue are one step closer to being able to collect petition signatures for their "Medical Right to Refuse" amendment. -
Columbus Public Health will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday with Pfizer pediatric doses for children ages 6 months and older. Other COVID vaccines and boosters will also be available. -
COVID-19 vaccines for kids six months and older are rolling out this week in Columbus. -
NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids. -
The COVID-19 vaccines for Ohio’s youngest children are expected to be approved in coming days, and Ohio’s Department of Health says that they are well supplied and well organized to provide the shots.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry. -
COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday. -
Despite the nation reaching the grim milestone of 1 million COVID deaths, ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says Ohio is doing "well" compared to previous spikes. -
The Food and Drug Administration expanded authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID vaccine to enable kids ages 5 to 11 who were vaccinated at least five months ago to get a third shot.
