VACCINES IN OHIO

■ Who can sign up now? Ohioans 40 and older and those with cancer, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity are eligible for the vaccine.

■ Those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, endstage renal disease,

ALS, or a bone marrow transplant; pregnant or severe congenital, developmental or earlyonset 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 are also eligible.

■ People working in childcare services, funeral services, law enforcement and corrections, EMS, health care, nursing home or long-term care facilities or K-12 school staff can get the vaccine.

■ Who is next? Starting March 29, those 16 and older will be able to get vaccinated.

■ 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 1-866-2435678 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 Saturday, 2,730,835 people in

Ohio (23.36% of the population) have been given at least one dose and 1,565,614 people in Ohio (13.39% of the population) have completed their vaccination.