DeWine announces ‘vaccinations for those Ohioans with severe congenital, developmental, or early-onset medical disorders’
By Tom Barr - tbarr@wnewsj.com
COLUMBUS Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that next week “we will open vaccinations for those Ohioans with severe congenital, developmental, or early-onset medical disorders who make them particularly vulnerable AND who have a developmental or intellectual disability.” These disorders include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, congenital heart disease, type 1 diabetes, inherited metabolic disorders, severe neurological disorders including epilepsy, severe genetic disorders including Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome and Turner syndrome, severe lung disease including cystic fibrosis and severe asthma, sickle cell anemia, and alpha and beta thalassemia.
Ohio s Second Phase of Vaccine Roll Out Starts Next Week
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OHIO Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to vaccinate as many Ohioans as possible is moving into the second part of Phase 1.
What You Need To Know
The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available for the general public, starting with the elderly ages 80 and over next week
There is a limited supply of vaccines available across the state, but more are coming, so residents will have to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine
Local health departments are confident in the safety and efficacy of the vaccine
Phase 1B will allow Ohioans ages 65 and up to start receiving the vaccine.
KHN vaccine clinics in Greene County
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BEAVERCREEK Kettering Health Network is partnering with local health departments, including Greene County Public Health, to open clinics to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ohioans 80 years and older will be eligible to receive the vaccine beginning January 19, in accordance with guidelines from the Ohio Department of Health. Patients must make appointments for Kettering Health Network’s clinics, which can be scheduled at ketteringhealth.org/coronavirus
“Kettering Health Network’s goal is to provide easy access to the COVID-19 vaccine,” said Brenda Kuhn, chief clinical officer for Kettering Health Network in a release. “This vaccine brings hope of a return to normalcy, and we are grateful for the support of state and local partners as we take this next step and continue responding to the needs of our community.”
Sending mental-health experts, crisis mediators and other trained civilians out on some 911 calls that police normally would handle helps reduce violence in the community, several experts said Wednesday night during a virtual town hall hosted by the Columbus City Council.
It also would help free up police officers to do a better job at community policing, they added.
The town hall session, titled, “Establishing Alternative Public Safety Crisis Response,” was the first in a series of six such events the city council has scheduled over the next three weeks as part of reimagining public safety discussion on other possible reforms for the Columbus Division of Police.