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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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As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on an increasing number of Ohio kids are dealing with anxiety and depression, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. -
Ohio University will once again require masks be worn in all indoor spaces on the Athens campus starting Monday, August 1. -
Columbus public health officials are advising masks should be worn indoors and in crowded areas regardless of vaccination status. The advisory however does not require that masks be worn indoors. -
The mid-summer increase in reported COVID-19 continues in Ohio. The CDC is recommending the indoor use of masks in Franklin County. -
Researchers at Ohio State University have created a patch that could make apps that track contact tracing stronger against cyber threats. -
The 79-year-old president "will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," a White House statement said. -
Two new COVID-19 subvariants — BA.4 and BA.5 — have become the dominant strains in parts of the Midwest, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates released last week. -
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. -
Paxlovid is used by high-risk patients to make their COVID-19 symptoms milder. It's critical patients take it in the first five days of illness, so taking a doctor's visit out of the requirements may make it easier for patients. -
President Biden signed The Keep Kids Fed Act last week. It extends pandemic flexibilities for school meals, although with some changes.
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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. -
While approval would only be for those populations, an infectious disease specialist from Mount Carmel Medical Group says may be good for everyone.
