VACCINES IN OHIO
■ Who can sign up now? Under Phase 1B, Ohioans 65 years and older, K-12 school staff and residents with severe congenital, developmental or early-onset and inherited conditions, including cerebral palsy; spina bifida; severe congenital heart disease requiring hospitalization within the past year; severe type 1 diabetes requiring hospitalization within the past year; inherited metabolic disorders including phenylketonuria; severe neurological disorders including epilepsy, hydrocephaly and microcephaly; severe genetic disorders including Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, Turner syndrome and muscular dystrophy; severe lung disease, including asthma requiring hospitalization within the past year and cystic fibrosis; sickle cell anemia; alpha and beta thalassemia; and solid organ transplant patients.
■ Who is next? Gov. Mike DeWine has not announced who will be in the next vaccine group or when it will start.
■ For more information and to search the list of COVID-19 vaccine providers near you, including public health departments, go to vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov. Ohio Department of Health’s general information help line is 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). You can also call 1-866-243-5678 to be connected to your local area agency on aging for help for older adults with vaccine site options.
■ Who is vaccinated so far: As of Friday, 1,573,435 people in Ohio (13.46% of the population) have been given at least one dose and 813,569 people in Ohio (6.96% of the population) have been given both doses.
■ How to sign up: Appointments are limited, required, and sometimes are all filled. Here are some of the major vaccine providers in the area that you can check with:
Kettering Health Network: ketteringhealth. org/coronavirus or call 1-844-576-3627
Premier Health: premierhealth.com/vaccine or call 937-276-4141 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Kroger: kroger.com/ohiocovidvaccine or call 1-866-211-5320.
CVS: cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19vaccine or call your local pharmacy
Walgreens: walgreens.com or call your local pharmacy
Discount Drug Mart: discount-drugmart.com or call your local pharmacy