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Local officials are pointing to decisions made at the state level for the fluctuation. During Wednesday s COVID-19 briefing, Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman said Governor Mike DeWine s priorities for vaccines change each week, such as focusing on schools next week. It does add complexity to our planning, but what I have continued to message and proud of my team (for) is we are set up, we are ready, and the moment we get doses, we re able to work with our community to make sure that those that need (to be) vaccinated are able to get vaccinated,” Kesterman said.
Commissioner Denise Driehaus said as eligibility for vaccines increase, the number of doses isn t remaining constant.
0:35 This vaccine is designated for our EMTs and paramedics within our communities, Kesterman said. Remember that these folks are the frontline workers that show up when somebody is sick and are putting themselves at risk and have been doing so since February.
Earlier this week, the UC Medical Center received 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Weekly Cases
Hamilton County is seeing a slight slowdown in COVID-19 cases, despite still seeing more than 4,000 new cases per week.
The high plateau the county has hit has led to between 350 and 500 new cases per day. Kesterman said the county is currently dealing with roughly 12,000 active cases.