Local health departments take targeted approach to reach unvaccinated
Local hospitals and health departments are changing tactics to reach those still unvaccinated. “The days of the large COVID clinics are coming to an end,” said Nick Cascarelli, Wayne County health commissioner. As fewer people book vaccine appointments, health departments in Ashland, Wayne, and Holmes counties are transitioning to more walk-in clinics and pulling back on vaccine orders. Supply is no longer the issue to getting more people vaccinated. “It’s not an availability issue,” said Shirley Bixby, nursing director at the Ashland County Health Department. “I think the entir...