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Katie Tidwell of Newcomerstown, student at Belmont College, receives a COVID-19 vaccination Tuesday. There has been a pause in the Johnson and Johnson version after six severe blood clotting reactions nationwide, but the other versions of the vaccine remain in use.
COLUMBUS During his Tuesday press conference, Gov. Mike DeWine addressed the pause in the administering of the Johnson and Johnson version of the COVID-19 vaccine, as directed by the Center for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration.
DeWine said there have so far been six known cases of severe blood clot issues reported among the 6.8 million recipients of the vaccine nationwide. The clotting issues have occurred in women ages 18 to 48. The reactions have occurred within six-to-13 days after vaccination.
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Stephen Mirides of the St. Clairsville area has his hand held by daughter Maysen, 7, while he gets his shot at the Ohio Valley Mall vaccination clinic Wednesday. Volunteer nurse Irene Louda administers shot.
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE Plans are proceeding for student vaccinations at Belmont County’s colleges with the first vaccination clinic scheduled for next week.
Belmont County Deputy Health Commissioner Rob Sproul said plans are going forward despite a delay in receiving the single-shot Johnson and Johnson version of the vaccine. Health department staff and volunteers will administer the Moderna version, which requires two doses spaced about a month apart.
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COLUMBUS As the number of vaccinated Ohioans rises and new COVID-19 cases also creep up after weeks of decline, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new health order Monday.
DeWine said case numbers continue to climb in Michigan and from there to northern Ohio, most likely due to more infectious variants of the coronavirus.
“At the same time, we are vaccinating people in Ohio at a high rate,” DeWine said. “It truly is a race. This period of time, it really is a crucial period of time.”
He described the new order as a “consolidation” of the most effective parts of previous orders.