COVID-19 vaccine distribution

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

New coronavirus cases on Tuesday jumped past 4,000 for the first time since January in the state; Ohio State University is requiring all students, faculty, and staff to receive COVID-19 vaccines; several Summit County schools have reversed their policies on mask wearing; and more stories.

Fueled by the delta variant, cases of COVID-19 in Ohio have soared to a statewide average of 125 per 100,000 people according to the Ohio Department of Health; Summa Health is the first hospital in Akron to announce it is requiring that its employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine; the state health department continues to report strong numbers of vaccination this week; and more stories.

Wednesday saw another sharp rise in COVID cases in Ohio with the highest number since mid-April; Kent State University and the University of Akron are requiring everyone on campus to wear masks indoors; Cuyahoga County health officials are recommending masks in indoor spaces; and more stories.

If you lose the cardboard card verifying your vaccination, there are several options.

The fifth and final winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery have been announced, concluding the five week-long vaccination sweepstakes that was one of the first of its kind in the country. Ohio saw a 43 percent increase in vaccinations after the Vax-a-Million program was announced, but numbers steadily decreased each week since.

While there are two weeks left of drawings for Ohio's Vax-a-Million COVID-19 vaccination lottery, additional incentives will be announced soon.

Donna Skoda says the FDA's move to extend the expiration date for vaccines is nothing new.

There are 200,000 doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in Ohio that will expire later this month. Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an urgent communication to vaccine providers to ask them to distribute as many doses as possible as quickly as possible.

The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University has closed after twelve weeks of operations and more than 260,000 COVID-19 vaccines administered.