Our coronavirus timeline covers facts and news from a ballpark vaccine clinic in Columbus to Ohio’s easing of restrictions to MetroHealth’s testing policy and more. Here is our weekly roundup of Covid news and numbers in Cleveland, Ohio, the country and the world May 8-14.
Health orders to be lifted next month; $1M prizes for some vaccinated Ohioans
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press, and staff
COLUMBUS (AP) Governor Mike DeWine unveiled a lottery system Wednesday to entice people to get COVID-19 shots, offering a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships in a creative bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation.
The move comes as governors, health officials and community leaders are coming up with creative incentives to get more shots in arms, including insider access to NFL locker rooms and an Indianapolis 500 garage, cash incentives, various other promotions.
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Get ready for hot dogs, peanuts and a COVID shot?
You bet, baseball is back in Columbus and the Clippers have partnered with the Mount Carmel Health System to offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Huntington Park this week.
The first pitch of the Clippers home opener is at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Huntington Park.
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The Clippers are the defending triple-A champions, winning the Governors’ Cup in 2019. The Minor League Baseball season was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19.
The Clippers, the triple-A affiliate of Cleveland, are first place in the Midwest division, having won four of their first five games against the Louisville Bats.