Anna Huntsman
Anna joined ideastream in 2019, where she reports on health news for WCPN and WVIZ in Cleveland. She has also served as an associate producer for NewsDepth. Before that, Anna was a 2019 Carnegie-Knight News21 fellow at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.
Anna graduated with a B.S. in Journalism from Kent State University. Contact her with tips or story ideas, and follow her on Twitter @AnnaHuntsman_.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new round of vaccine incentive programs Thursday, although it is not clear if other incentives offered earlier this year increased vaccination rates. -
The number of Ohioans hospitalized with COVID-19 is climbing to levels the state hasn’t seen since the deadly surge over the 2020-2021 winter, and doctors are particularly concerned about a spike in patients under the age of 50. -
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are soaring due to the highly contagious delta variant, and the rise in severe cases is stressing the hospital systems, according to health officials. -
Ohio is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant with a startling number of younger people getting sick, state health officials said Thursday. -
Ohio’s COVID-19 cases are sharply climbing, and with the increased spread of the more contagious delta variant in the state, the state’s top doctor says Ohioans have two choices at this point in the pandemic.
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University Hospitals in Cleveland will begin a clinical trial of a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week. -
The DeWine administration and national researchers are at odds as to whether the state’s Vax-A-Million lottery sweepstakes made a significant impact on vaccination uptake. -
Many Ohioans will have a blast this weekend setting off fireworks for the Fourth of July, even though it’s technically illegal to shoot them off in the state. A bill recently approved by Ohio lawmakers could change that. If signed into law, Senate Bill 113 would allow Ohioans to set off fireworks on certain holidays, including the Fourth of July, New Years Day and Labor Day. -
The fifth and final winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery will be announced Wednesday, concluding the five week-long vaccination sweepstakes that was one of the first of its kind in the country. -
Northeast Ohio hospitals, health departments and pharmacies are coming up with plans to prevent thousands of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses from going to waste at the end of the month.
