Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines for kids six months and older are rolling out this week in Columbus.

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.

The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.

Now, both the Pfizer and the Moderna booster shots can be given five months after the second dose of vaccine — down from six months.

A federal appeals court has declined to lift a three-state ban on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

The agency implemented experts' advice because of a rare and sometimes fatal blood-clotting problem known as TTS. More than 16 million people in the U.S. have received a shot of the J&J vaccine.

DeWine said he's opposed to both that and the federal rule requiring businesses to ensure their employees are vaccinated or are tested regularly.

Ohio’s Attorney General has rejected the petition summary that was submitted by people who want to require state lawmakers, or possibly voters, to end vaccine mandates.

The Ohio Department of Health continues to urge vaccinations for COVID, while Republican lawmakers and elected officials push back on vaccine mandates.

Despite an increase in breakthrough COVID cases, numbers from the Ohio Department of Health still show a big difference between unvaccinated and vaccinated Ohioans when it comes to COVID hospitalization and deaths.