DeWine addresses vaccine inequity Ohio s First Lady Fran DeWine receives her COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning. (Photo submitted) COLUMBUS Governor Mike DeWine outlined steps Tuesday that Ohio has
taken and will take to address inequities in healthcare as they relate
to vaccine accessibility.
“There are Ohioans who simply do not
have equal access to healthcare,” said Governor DeWine. “We have worked
hard to address these gaps, especially in our efforts to roll out the
vaccine, but there is still more to do.”
Geography: Instead of
offering the “mega vaccination sites” being seen in other states, Ohio’s
vaccination plan focuses on ensuring that there are multiple vaccine
The state is close to finishing giving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at nursing homes, but needs to catch up on inoculations at assisted-living facilities.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that all those who want vaccines at the 920 nursing homes in the state have received a first dose and 89 percent have been given a second dose.
Of those who want vaccines at the 645 assisting-living facilities in the state, 86 percent have received a first dose, but only 48 percent have received the second dose.
DeWine didn’t address the differences Tuesday between those at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. But he said Jan. 5 that nursing homes were a greater priority because about half of the COVID-19 deaths in the state have occurred there and there aren’t enough vaccines.
At Tuesday's cornavirus briefing Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced some residents in five northern Ohio nursing homes will need to be vaccinated again,
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The state is close to finishing giving both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those at nursing homes, but needs to catch up on inoculations at assisted-living facilities.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that all those who want vaccines at the 920 nursing homes in the state have received a first dose and 89 percent have been given a second dose.
Of those who want vaccines at the 645 assisting-living facilities in the state, 86 percent have received a first dose, but only 48 percent have received the second dose.
DeWine didn’t address the differences Tuesday between those at nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. But he said Jan. 5 that nursing homes were a greater priority because about half of the COVID-19 deaths in the state have occurred there, and there aren’t enough vaccines.