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Wilson Carlisle, 96, of Brookfield, drove from his home to the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Bazetta on Tuesday so he will know where he is going Thursday for his scheduled COVID-19 vaccination appointment. A drive-thru clinic will begin today at the fairgrounds, but people must preregister at the Trumbull County Combined Health District at 330-675-7844 or www.tcchd.org.
With demand for the COVID-19 vaccination exceeding supply, the state is slowing down its distribution schedule.
That is why Wilson Carlisle of Brookfield wanted to make sure he was prepared. Carlisle, 96, drove to the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in Bazetta on Tuesday to ensure he knew where he was going when he gets his vaccine Thursday. The Trumbull County Combined Health District is sponsoring a drive-thru vaccine clinic starting today at the fairgrounds where they plan to vaccinate 400 people per day. The clinic is by appointment only, and people wanting
Jan 14, 2021
The health districts in Mahoning and Trumbull counties today will announce details of how those 80 years old and older can sign up to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
Gov. Mike DeWine last week gave counties until today to make announcements about the vaccinations for that age group, which makes up 53 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the state.
Kris Wilster, director of environmental health for the Trumbull County Combined Health District, confirmed Wednesday that the announcement will be made today.
Tracy Styka, spokeswoman for the Mahoning County Public Health District, did the same.
The vaccinations are supposed to arrive next Tuesday or Wednesday. State officials haven’t released information about how many doses will be given to each county.
The health districts in Mahoning and Trumbull counties today will announce details of how those 80 years old and older can sign up to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
Gov. Mike DeWine last week gave counties until today to make announcements about the vaccinations for that age group, which makes up 53 percent of all COVID-19 deaths in the state.
Kris Wilster, director of environmental health for the Trumbull County Combined Health District, confirmed Wednesday that the announcement will be made today.
Tracy Styka, spokeswoman for the Mahoning County Public Health District, did the same.
The vaccinations are supposed to arrive next Tuesday or Wednesday. State officials haven’t released information about how many doses will be given to each county.
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Local health districts, emergency management agencies and vaccine providers are supposed to announce today or Thursday when and where those at least 80 years old can get COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine said.
Tracy Styka, a spokeswoman for Mahoning County Public Health District, said: “We will be sending out a press release when we have the information available.”
Officials with the Trumbull County Combined Health District couldn’t be reached Tuesday to comment.
The vaccines are supposed to arrive Jan. 19 or 20.
DeWine wants local announcements today or Thursday to give those eligible in the next phase of the vaccinations enough time to sign up.
The state reported its lowest daily number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two months.
A total of 4,519 COVID-19 cases were reported Monday. It’s the fewest number of cases reported in a single day in Ohio since 4,071 on Nov. 4. Also, the number of cases Monday was fewer than half of the 9,083 daily average for the past 21 days in the state.
Last week, 50,239 were reported cases in Ohio, the fewest since 44,516 were reported during the week of Nov. 8.
However, December has already seen the most reported COVID-19 cases for any month in the state and that’s with three days left.