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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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So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday. -
Vice President Harris has tested positive for COVID-19 and has exhibited no symptoms, the White House announced on Tuesday. She's not considered a close contact to President Biden or the first lady. -
The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease. -
Citing a rise in COVID cases, Capital University is reinstating a mask mandate inside all campus buildings effective immediately. -
The more contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is getting more and more people sick in Central Ohio, but Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said those who have studied COVID over the last two years expected the uptick. -
The candidates challenging incumbent Gov. Mike DeWine for Republican nomination in next month's Ohio primary said he mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Health, Science & EnvironmentHIV remains a problem in the U.S. because people don't use life-saving prevention and treatments. COVID is heading down the same path. Here are insights from people fighting on the frontlines of HIV. -
The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Biden took office. -
The governor's office reports DeWine was diagnosed Friday by his personal physician and has mild symptoms. First lady Fran DeWine tested positive three days following the Governor's diagnosis. -
The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport,.
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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.
