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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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National Guard members should arrive at hospitals by the end of this week to help with the latest surge of COVID-19. -
Those looking to take a COVID-19 test before Christmas might have difficulty finding one. The rapid tests once available by heading to the neighborhood pharmacy have all but disappeared. -
Long lines of cars were back on the second day of public COVID-19 testing at a site in Cleveland, but the situation was more orderly than on Tuesday. -
The new at-home COVID treatment is currently available in limited quantities to states and territories. Some states will get as few as 120 courses of treatment at first. -
On Wellness Wednesday we discuss the latest on COVID and the omicron variant heading into the holidays. We'll also discuss the FDA's move to allow access to abortion pills by mail and a new study that shows how football injuries affect more than just the brain. -
COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations are increasing as the holidays approach. After President Biden’s latest update on the White House’s plans to distribute free at-home-rapid tests we’ll get the latest updates in the ongoing struggle to deal with the virus and its variants. -
Vaccines still do a solid job at warding off hospitalization from omicron. So if you're young and healthy, why get a booster? Scientists explain how boosters help and the best timing to get one. -
The general who leads the Ohio National Guard said during a news briefing on Tuesday that just over half of Army National Guard members in the state are fully vaccinated. -
Healthcare workers continue to fight the all-out battle against the deadly coronavirus that has been going on for two years straight. -
Biden announces free tests and defends the White House response as COVID cases surgeThe U.S. government will buy a half-billion at-home COVID test kits and mail them to people who want them, with deliveries beginning in January.
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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.
