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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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Columbus health officials are encouraging residents to test for COVID before they gather for the July 4th holiday. -
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. -
The study found that 6 months later, many people who had the Delta variant still had not regained their sense of smell. -
People who catch COVID may feel as if they won't get it again, at least not for a long time. Their immune system should be primed to fight it off in the future. Right? Well, let's see. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentFrom 2019 to 2020, alcohol induced deaths rose 25% nationally and 22% in Ohio. -
COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.
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The hospital leaders asked officials at the state's more than 600 school districts to consider asking kids to wear masks when they return from the holiday break next week. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentResearchers at The Ohio State University said they have confirmed COVID-19 infections in wild white-tailed deer in six locations in Northeast Ohio. -
Students with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will learn remotely during their first week of school back from winter break. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon notified families Wednesday that the decision was made to safeguard students and staff from the threat of COVID-19. -
The state of emergency declaration frees up the city to enact mandatory overtime and cancel vacation time for firefighters and EMTs. -
This announcement comes on the day that marks the highest daily case count in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio hospitalizations for COVID-19 have hit a pandemic record high. The Governor made the announcement as he mobilized an additional 1,250 members of the Ohio National Guard into hospitals. -
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker. -
New data from the CDC released on Tuesday shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta — which is the more severe strain — is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge. -
The Center's for Disease Control has issued an update that shortens the recommended isolation and quarantine period for people with COVID-19 but still recommends masking. An Ohio Health official is worried people will not follow the masking guidelines. -
Columbus Public Health is currently out of at-home COVID-19 test kits but anticipates getting more from The Ohio Department of Health In January.
