Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said the spike in cases around the Thanksgiving holiday was not as bad as anticipated, but said the state still is not on the downward trend needed to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in the state.
>>DeWine: EMS COVID-19 vaccinations expected to begin next week in some counties
The following announcements were made during today’s press conference:
- Miami County has been added to the Level 4 Watch List. All other counties in the Miami Valley remain at Level 3 Red.
- Next week, many more hospitals will be receiving the Moderna vaccine to administer to employees.
- Vaccinations at Ohio nursing homes will begin tomorrow as part of a federal program. Ohioans in nursing homes will be among the first in the nation to get the vaccine. DeWine said the order of who will receive the vaccine first boils down to a scheduling issue. The pharmacy companies, CVS and Walgreens, will be handling the scheduling. A list of nursing homes receiving the vaccine tomorrow is expected to be released later.
- DeWine said the bump the state expected from the time around the Thanksgiving holiday has not been as bad as they anticipated. He credited mask compliance and the curfew with helping keep curtail the spike, but cautioned Ohioans that there is more work to do.
- www.OhioFoodBanks.org/Coronavirus is available for people to donate or search for the help they need.
- Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said he is not surprised by the allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine that was reported in Alaska, however said its something health care professionals are prepared to respond to.
- 45 percent of the state’s school districts are currently holding classes remote. 28 percent of the schools are holding classes in person and 26 percent are holding classes under a hybrid model.
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