VACCINES IN OHIO
Starting today, 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.
Gov. Mike DeWine has not announced additional vaccine groups at this time.
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.
Ohio vaccination data was not updated as of print time Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 1,725,712 people in Ohio (14.76% of the population) have been given at least one dose and 938,600 people in Ohio (8.03% of the population) have completed their vaccination.
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:
■ ketteringhealth.org/ coronavirus or call 1-844-576-3627
■ premierhealth.com/vaccine or call 937-276-4141 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
■ kroger.com/ohiocovidvaccine or call 1-866211-5320.
■ cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine or call your local pharmacy
■ walgreens.com or call your local pharmacy
■ discount-drugmart.com or call your local pharmacy