Breaking News

Coronavirus

DeWine: COVID ‘plateau’ now climbing again

GOV. MIKE DeWine announced that Ohio’s COVID-19 cases, which had declined to a “plateau,” are climbing again. “During the past few weeks, we’ve seen an increase, unfortunately, in cases,” he said. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer of the Ohio Health Department, said this is a nationwide trend. “That mirrors much of what we are seeing in the rest of the nation. After a long and dramatic decline, cases leveled off last week and are rising this week,” he said, pointing to rising numbers in nearby Michigan, New York City and New Jersey. Vanderhoff added that ...

Groups rush to get Florida farmworkers vaccinated

MIAMI (AP) — It’s a race against time for nonprofits, organizations and officials who are trying to vaccinate thousands of farmworkers who were denied priority access in Florida but now have to travel north to harvest crops in other regions. Farmworker advocates are asking officials to ...

Ohio to begin vaccinating college students

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In an effort to outrun the coronavirus, Ohio will begin to ramp up vaccination numbers by meeting people where they are: college campuses, workplaces and churches. But requiring vaccinations remains off the table, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday. Beginning next week, the state will work with Ohio colleges and universities to begin offering vaccinations directly to students before they break for the summer by May 1, DeWine said. “I think young people understand that they can be spreaders. I think they want to go see their grandmother, they want to ...

COVID-19 vaccine drive launched for Ohio college students

DAYTON, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new initiative Thursday to vaccinate as many of the state’s college students as possible by May 1. ”We have the ability to do this with Johnson and Johnson,” DeWine said, naming the version of the vaccine that requires only a single dose. “We know that most colleges are out around May 1, so there’s a very limited period of time. We’re working with our universities.” He emphasized the need for convenience with this initiative, saying vaccine clinics would be located on campuses. He also cited the potential of college ...

Asian neighbors pen letter of fear to lieutenant gov

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Asian members of the suburb Ohio’s lieutenant governor lives in penned a letter to him Wednesday, citing their concerns with his “Wuhan virus” tweet and their fears for the safety of their children. “Lt. Governor Husted, your choice of words has only raised the anxiety and fear that Asians and Asian Americans in Upper Arlington are currently experiencing,” the letter obtained by the local NBC affiliate read. “Our children have been targeted for bullying and abuse in the district well before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that ...

Ohio pauses workplace COVID -19 vaccine clinics not open to public

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s vaccination rollout is moving toward outlining how private clinics can give COVID-19 shots at workplaces, churches and schools. But for now, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration has told health care providers to stop scheduling clinics that aren’t open to the public. A handful of such clinics have popped up in recent weeks at offices, union halls and factories in the Toledo area for employees and their families. Organizers say they’ve given shots to thousands of people, many who didn’t want to take time off work or were reluctant to be ...