Getting a shot isn t usually something most kids look forward to, but siblings Solomon and Olivia Graham already can t wait for their next one. Solomon, 12, and Olivia, 14, were two of the first Ohioans under the age of 16 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer s two-dose vaccine to immunize kids age 12 to 15 earlier this week. Once they re fully vaccinated, Olivia and Solomon said they re excited to see their friends and have sleepovers again. The two said they can t wait to return for their second doses in three weeks, despite some of the mild side-effects that often accompany it.
Columbus Department of Recreation and Parks has chosen a route for an Olentangy Trail connector that includes a crossing on busy West North Broadway near the OhioHealth s David P. Blom Administrative Campus. Some who live in that area or use the trail still think that s dangerous, and would prefer a bridge or underground passage instead of a crosswalk near a busy interchange. You re swapping one dangerous connection for another, said Judy Minister, a former Clintonville area commissioner. Officials wanted to make the trail safer. The existing trail connection between Clinton-Como and Northmoor parks crosses West North Broadway at Milton Avenue, and takes bicyclists, runners and walkers down five streets in Clintonville: Riverside Drive, Delhi Avenue, Milton Avenue, West Kenworth Road and Olentangy Boulevard, a one-mile stretch.
OhioHealth now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccine appointments The health care provider will offer walk-in appointments for the Pfizer vaccine from noon to 2 p.m. starting Tuesday. Author: Stephanie Stanavich, Emily Oliver Published: 3:50 PM EDT April 26, 2021 Updated: 6:14 PM EDT April 27, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio More and more walk-in clinics are popping up across the state with the hope of making it easier for people to get vaccinated. OhioHealth is now offering walk-in appointments for the Pfizer vaccine from noon to 2 p.m. The services will be offered through Friday at the OhioHealth David P. Blom Administrative Campus on 3430 OhioHealth Pkwy, according to a release. The vaccine will be available to anyone 16 and older, provided they bring identification that shows their name and age.
Gus and Roberta Gastaldo said they didn’t even feel the shot and they feel great. Author: Stephanie Stanavich Updated: 6:32 PM EST January 19, 2021 It was a busy day inside of the OhioHealth David P. Blom Administrative Campus as anyone over the age of 80 was able to receive the first COVID-19 vaccinations. From start to finish, those who got the shot told us it went smoothly inside. We spoke with the parents of OhioHealth’s Infectious Diseases Doctor Joseph Gastaldo. He was the one who administered the shot for his own parents. Dr. Gastaldo said he’s grateful that they’re getting it.
Helen Formet lived through the Great Depression, World War II and now the worst pandemic in more than a century. Formet, 100, of Dublin, got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as Ohio s public rollout of the shot began with residents 80 and over. Formet said she read in The Dispatch about how to get a shot and joked that she felt like a celebrity as she received her shot at Ohio State University s Schottenstein Center. I m just looking forward to feeling secure and not getting it because I ve had so many friends that have lost their mothers, Formet said. It s a sad time for a lot of people. They don t even get to see their loved ones when they re in the hospital.