Ohio EMS personnel next in line for COVID-19 vaccine
Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center staff were among the first to receive the Pfizer shot on Tuesday, and ProMedica will soon follow suit. Author: Amy Steigerwald Updated: 7:32 PM EST December 17, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio Staff at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center were among the first to receive the new COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, and ProMedica will soon follow suit.
A spokesperson with ProMedica confirmed Thursday that the vaccine is on-site, and the hospital system will begin administering shots to staff on Friday. After hospital staff, next in line for the vaccine are EMS personnel.
Judge rejects request by Lucas Co. private schools to remain open, conduct sports amid pandemic
St. John s and Monclova and Emmanuel Christian were denied temporary restraining order against the health orders issued by the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department Author: WTOL Newsroom Updated: 12:09 PM EST December 17, 2020
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U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Helmick decided against a request by three Lucas County private schools to remain open and have sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an opinion filed Monday, Helmick denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the health orders issued by the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department to halt in-person learning, sports and other extracurricular activities. Lawyers from St. John s Jesuit, Monclova Christian and Emmanuel Christian filed the lawsuit, saying t
Aaron Baer, president of Citizens for Community Values, addresses the lawsuit the Ohio Christian Education Network filed against the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department over its mandate that all secondary schools in the area close for six weeks to curb the spread of coronavirus, Dec. 8, 2020. | YouTube/Citizens for Community Values
A group of Ohio Christian schools filed a lawsuit against their local health department over its order to close all schools serving students in grades seven through 12 for six weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
The Ohio Christian Education Network, which describes itself as “a coalition of schools and community members who stand for freedom in education and want to support initiatives that prevent the government from intruding on the right of Christian schools to teach Gospel-centered principles,” joined with three Christian schools to file the lawsuit in federal court against the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, alleging that the
Three parochial schools are claiming the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department is singling out religious freedoms and activities. Author: Caylee Kirby (WTOL) Updated: 7:27 PM EST December 10, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio We re learning more about the lawsuit filed against the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department by local schools.
This comes after parents, teachers and students have been vocal about emergency orders put in place to suspend in-person learning and sports.
WTOL spoke with a University of Toledo law professor, who weighs in on the case and what happens now that it has been filed. What do we do with religious liberties in times of a public health crisis? said University of Toledo Law Professor Dr. Lee Strang.