Public Health - Dayton and Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jeff Cooper.
A limited supply of the vaccine will be available at several local health care providers and pharmacies over the coming weeks.
Phase 1 B of Montgomery County’s Vaccine rollout plan starts this coming week. Phase 1 B population groups include people age 65 and older, those with severe congenital or medical disorders, and employees of K to 12 schools. Public Health - Dayton and Montgomery County Health Commissioner Jeff Cooper says that vaccinating these groups is especially important.
“The governor has set two primary goals, Cooper says. Number 1, save lives, and that means let s get the vaccine to those most vulnerable. And also get our K to 12 children back in school, in person by March 1st.”
First Doses of Moderna s COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Ohio
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The first shipments of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine are arriving in Ohio Monday.
Distribution is now underway for a 201,000 dose allocation of the company s mRNA vaccine which will help Ohio immunize emergency medical personnel and health care workers. Some of the state’s 113 local health departments will receive their first Moderna shipments Monday and Tuesday.
Officials said 70% of the doses were headed for hospitals to continue vaccinating frontline staff, a process that began a week ago with the first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine, while the remaining 30% were for health departments to vaccinate paramedics. The other tier 1A priority group, long-term care facility residents and staff, will have access to the Pfizer doses allocated to Ohio in the coming 3-4 weeks.