What you need to know as Ohio prepares to launch its centralized COVID-19 vaccine website
Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins answers your questions about the state's one-stop shop for scheduling a vaccine.
Author: Monica Robins
Updated: 6:38 PM EST February 17, 2021
Let's get to some of your questions about this new website.
What is it?
Think of it like a one-stop shop website to schedule a vaccine. You'll type in your zip code and be able to pull up providers and appointments within 20 miles of your location.
What's taking so long?
Ohio lags behind other states that started similar portals earlier because the governor's original plan was decentralized vaccine locations. However, that plan is causing huge frustration because providers are using different systems and people have to go to various sites, sometimes several times a day to find appointments. There are now just over a thousand providers in Ohio, but those the new ones will have to use the state system, and older ones will eventually have to get on board.