VACCINES IN OHIO
■ Who can sign up now? People ages 60 and older; people who are living with type 1 diabetes, pregnant, a bone marrow transplant recipient or living with ALS; or are working in childcare services, funeral services or law enforcement and corrections are eligible to be vaccinated.
■ 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? Starting Thursday, Ohioans ages 50 and older and those with type 2 diabetes and endstage renal disease will be eligible for the vaccine.
■ 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 (1-833-4275634). You can also call 1-866243-5678 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 Tuesday, 2,035,203 people in Ohio (17.41% of the population) have been given at least one dose and 1,165,232 people in Ohio (9.97% of the population) have completed their vaccination.
■ How to sign up: Appointments are limited, required, and sometimes are all filled. The following is not a comprehensive list, but here are some of the major vaccine providers in the area that you can check with: Ohio Department of Health’s central vaccine scheduling tool: http:// gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov/ 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-19-vaccine or call your local pharmacy
Walgreens: walgreens.com or call your local pharmacy
Discount Drug Mart: discountdrugmart.com or call your local pharmacy