Times Leader Staff Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio The state held the first of four planned virtual town hall meetings Monday to answer questions about vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic and to encourage people to get the shots.
The first town hall at coronavirus.ohio.gov, directed to ward African American Ohioans, included Black medical professionals, advocates and representatives of the faith communities who spoke with the goal of assuring viewers of the vaccine’s safety.
Panelists began by acknowledging the mistrust many in the African American community have for government programs related to health care, mentioning the Tuskegee Experiments of the 1930s through the 1970s that involved secretly withholding treatment for syphilis. Speakers added that African American professionals were involved in the development of the vaccine and that 10 percent of the study group of 4,400 and 3,000 people for the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, respectively, were composed of African Americans
Kevin Sendelbach Kevin Sendelbach
Aug. 27, 1958-Feb. 19, 2021
DELPHOS
Kevin Sendelbach, 62, of Delphos passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 19, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
He was
born in Lima on Aug. 27, 1958, to Leroy and Marilyn (Brannon)
Sendelbach, who preceded him in death. He was united in marriage on Dec.
3, 1994, to Karen Young. They were able to share 41 years total
together before his passing. She survives in Delphos.
Kevin is survived by one brother, Michael (Penny) Bays of Bryan; and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ronald Young;
brother-in-law, Ronald Young Jr.; stepfather, Glen Allemeier; and
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Study Shows Voluntary Running Reduces Neuromuscular Decline In Aging Mice
Their study, published online in Neurobiology of Aging,investigated aging rodents that underwent voluntary running exercise between the ages of 22 and 27 months, which represents roughly 55 to 80 years of age in humans.
“These experiments showed that running significantly improved the neuromuscular decline in mice that underwent running compared to sedentary mice. Our findings support the mantra of ‘use it or lose it’ in regards to the connection between the nervous system and muscles, namely the neuromuscular junction,” said senior author Dr. W. David Arnold, neuromuscular specialist and associate professor at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
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At a recent virtual town hall forum on the vaccine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Dr. Sophia Tolliver encouraged residents to make a decision based on facts rather than fear. She wants to stop the cycle of misinformation, especially when it comes to minorities.
Dr. Sophia Tolliver We know that COVID-19 disproportionately affects our black and brown communities, absolutely in part to racism. Dr. Tolliver said. Our vulnerable communities are made vulnerable by racism. We talk about social determinants of health, where you live, where you work, where you play, where you get educated, where you eat or don t eat. All of these things play into your health. We see significant rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and chronic diseases that make us more susceptible to more severe disease. We want to stop that vicious cycle. If we don t get the vaccination, we ll just be in this cycle of more people dying.
The Columbus Polar Plunge typically brings together hundreds of people who raise money for Special Olympics Ohio by diving into icy depths. This year, though, participants are trading the group jump for more solitary leaps into bathtubs, pools and lakes.
The atmosphere is certainly different, but the aim of the virtual fundraiser is the same for people like Aaron Elman. The 32-year-old from Reynoldsburg ran through a stream in Pine Quarry Park with a few other athletes and coaches.
“It was very fun and cold,” said Elman, who has skied, played soccer and run track as part of the Special Olympics for almost his “whole life.”