YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown City Health District used to expect 400 sign-ups for its larger COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
As demand for the coronavirus vaccine plummets statewide, seeing 70 sign-ups for today’s clinic at the Covelli Centre is “a big deal,” said city health Commissioner Erin Bishop.
As Ohio now crawls toward the next milestone of 50-percent vaccinated, the outreach efforts of local health departments such as mobile vaccination units that go into areas with low vaccine uptake are becoming more important, Gov. Mike DeWine said.
“We are relying on a great deal of creativity we’re seeing in communities across the state,” the governor said during a Monday briefing. “They’re pulling out all the stops … they’re taking it directly to people.”
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine coming to Trumbull County Fairgrounds
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WARREN Trumbull County commissioners said Wednesday it appears it will take too long to construct a structure at the fairgrounds, so it may not be a practical use of federal CARES Act funds.
Commissioners received a prosecutor’s opinion Tuesday stating the project should be put out for competitive bidding before it is awarded, instead of simply selecting a contractor for the project.
The length of time it would take to go through the bidding process, the award process and then construction would mean it wouldn’t be ready for use until June or so, said Commissioner Mauro Cantalamessa. And by then, President Joe Biden said he wants to have completed getting the vaccine to every American that wants one, Cantalamessa said.