Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Hundreds of Belmont County residents age 75 and older received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Thursday.
Meanwhile, the statewide curfew now has a later start time it was moved from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. and is in effect until 5 a.m. daily. The state’s schools are also expected to be informed today about when their staff members will be able to receive their vaccinations.
The Belmont County Senior Services Department hosted the shot clinic.
“It was a real efficient operation,” Senior Services Director Dwayne Pielech said. “I don’t think anybody ever waited more from start to finish, about a half hour.”
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE Ohio school employees are set to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week, but no local school districts are among the first group to get the shots.
Gov. Mike DeWine intends to make the shots available to school staff through February with the goal of resuming full-time in-person schooling in March.
Belmont County Deputy Health Director Robert Sproul addressed this during his Wednesday report to the Belmont County Board of Commissioners. Sproul said the state released names of the first school districts to receive vaccinations next week. However, no school districts in Belmont, Harrison, Jefferson or Monroe counties are on the list.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Ohio school employees are set to begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week, but no local school districts are among the first group to ge
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that the number of Ohioans hospitalized with COVID-19 could mean the state’s 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. curfew could be loosened or lifted if that trend continues.
However, demand and the large subgroups of people eligible for the vaccine remain in excess of doses available at any one time. Nonetheless, DeWine remains hopeful that progress will continue on all fronts, and specifically that Ohio’s schools will be back in regular session March 1.
This week, vaccination of those 75 years and older began. Also eligible are Ohioans with congenital, early-onset or inherited medical conditions and developmental or intellectual disabilities.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE Having vaccinated 400 Belmont County residents age 80 and older last week, Belmont County Deputy Health Director Robert Sproul and staff are