Gov. DeWine address healthcare inequality regarding vaccines
R-H Staff
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine received their COVID-19 vaccinations from Dr. Kevin Sharrett at Kettering Health Network’s Jamestown office in Greene County on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Courtesy of Gov. DeWine’s office
COLUMBUS, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates this week on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equity Update
Gov. DeWine on Tuesday outlined steps that Ohio has taken and will take to address inequities in healthcare as they relate to vaccine accessibility.
“There are Ohioans who simply do not have equal access to healthcare,” Gov. DeWine said. “We have worked hard to address these gaps, especially in our efforts to roll out the vaccine, but there is still more to do.”
DeWine addresses vaccine inequity Ohio s First Lady Fran DeWine receives her COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. (Photo submitted) COLUMBUS Governor Mike DeWine outlined steps Tuesday that Ohio has
taken and will take to address inequities in healthcare as they relate
to vaccine accessibility.
“There are Ohioans who simply do not
have equal access to healthcare,” said Governor DeWine. “We have worked
hard to address these gaps, especially in our efforts to roll out the
vaccine, but there is still more to do.”
Geography: Instead of
offering the “mega vaccination sites” being seen in other states, Ohio’s
vaccination plan focuses on ensuring that there are multiple vaccine
The state is close to finishing giving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at nursing homes, but needs to catch up on inoculations at assisted-living facilities.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that all those who want vaccines at the 920 nursing homes in the state have received a first dose and 89 percent have been given a second dose.
Of those who want vaccines at the 645 assisting-living facilities in the state, 86 percent have received a first dose, but only 48 percent have received the second dose.
DeWine didn’t address the differences Tuesday between those at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. But he said Jan. 5 that nursing homes were a greater priority because about half of the COVID-19 deaths in the state have occurred there and there aren’t enough vaccines.
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The state is close to finishing giving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at nursing homes, but needs to catch up on inoculations at assisted-living facilities.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that all those who want vaccines at the 920 nursing homes in the state have received a first dose and 89 percent have been given a second dose.
Of those who want vaccines at the 645 assisting-living facilities in the state, 86 percent have received a first dose, but only 48 percent have received the second dose.
DeWine didn’t address the differences Tuesday between those at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. But he said Jan. 5 that nursing homes were a greater priority because about half of the COVID-19 deaths in the state have occurred there, and there aren’t enough vaccines.
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HAMILTON, Ohio (FOX19) - The new COVID-19 antibody treatment,â¯Bamlanivimab,â¯is now being used for qualified patients at Fort Hamilton Hospital.
Kettering Health Network began using the new antibody treatment for patients at Kettering Medical Center in November.
Patientsâ¯may be eligible for the infusion treatmentâ¯if theyâ¯are suffering from moderate symptomsâ¯of COVID-19â¯including, but not limited to:
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