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it’s been portrayed, so he won’t get vaccinated. “I’m not an anti-vaxxer. Anybody who wants to get it, go get it,” Lang said.

State Rep. Jennifer Gross, R-West Chester Twp., said she is concerned about some information coming out about the vaccinations, so she won’t get vaccinated any time soon. “I just want to watch it for a couple of years,” she said.

When asked if he’d get the shot, state Rep. Kyle Koehler,

R-Springfield, said: “Not at this time.”

State Rep. Thomas Hall, R-Madison Twp., said that at age 25, he doesn’t think he needs it.

House Health Committee Chairman Scott Lipps, R-Franklin, changed his mind after family members asked him to reconsider. He now plans to get vaccinated.

The Federal Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to three vaccines designed to prevent serious illness, hospitalization and death from COVID19 disease. The vaccines went through a streamlined administrative review process but still underwent clinical trials and are based on years of scientific research.

One in five Ohioans, 2.49 million people, have started getting vaccinated.

State Sens. Bob Hackett, R-London; Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City; and Steve Wilson, R-Maineville; have already been vaccinated. State Sen. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, said he plans to sign up after he becomes eligible March 29.

State Reps. Willis Blackshear Jr., D-Dayton; Sara Carruthers,

R-Hamilton; Brian Lampton, R-Beavercreek; Phil Plummer, R-Dayton; Andrea White, R-Kettering; and Tom Young, R-Washington Twp., said they have been or plan to be vaccinated.

State Rep. Susan Manchester, R-Lakeview, declined to disclose whether she’ll be vaccinated. State Reps. Jena Powell, R-Laura, and Paul Zeltwanger, R-Mason, did not respond to messages seeking comment.