vaccine hesitancy

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in four Northeast Ohio counties vaccinated between 6% and 15% more racial and ethnic minorities than other county providers.

COVID-19 cases are increasing, and the Ohio counties seeing the biggest increase are the ones with the lowest vaccination rate, Gov. Mike DeWine said in a Friday morning press conference.

Health systems in Central Ohio will soon be requiring COVID-19 vaccines for their employees.

Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that prevents public schools and colleges from mandating students and employees get COVID vaccines. Now the attention turns to Gov. Mike Dewine.

Ohio’s public schools and universities won’t be able to require their students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a bill passed by state lawmakers last night.

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.

Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase: reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it.