The state has a tentative plan for how it will roll out the next phase of vaccination. The group known as 1B includes people over the age of 65, those with serious health conditions, and K-12 school teachers and staff.
DeWine says the target date for this group to begin receiving vaccinations is Jan. 25. People 80 years and older will be among the first as well as those with early onset health conditions.
Then teachers and staff will start receiving the vaccine Feb. 1. Schools will be asked to submit a request with the pledge to begin in-person education five-days-a-week in March.
"Now again, this is going to take some time. This whole group of 1B is about 2.2 million," DeWine said.
DeWine has said the state faces several challenges in getting the vaccine out to a wider population, which includes only receiving about 100,000 additional doses a week for this next phase.
Local health departments and emergency management agencies will be responsible for getting the word out on who will be providing the vaccine and where.
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