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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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Health, Science & EnvironmentWhere you live can make you more resilient to disaster or disease or much more vulnerable. That affects your health and how long you live, two new studies by a University Hospitals doctor show. -
Former Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley says pandemic funds can be used for that purpose -
The vaccines now in use are based on the form of the virus that circulated at the beginning of the pandemic and are less effective against the omicron variant. New options are in the works. -
Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan, whether that's another booster in the fall, an omicron shot or one that targets more than one strain. -
Highland County Judge Rocky Coss and his statewide committee made 100 recommendations to the Ohio Supreme Court including remote hearings and testimony -
Health officials argue the protection of the COVID vaccine booster wanes over time and say some people need a second booster. But other infectious disease experts say three shots are enough for now. -
People who are 50 and older and certain immunocompromised individuals may get a second Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster four months after they received the first. -
Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate. -
No deaths were reported in tests, and there were no signs of myocarditis, or heart inflammation, as a side effect. -
The Ohio wastewater monitoring program's goal is to measure the amount of COVID-19 genetic matter in stool in order to alert local health officials of impending surges, but the data lags, officials say.
