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Ohio targets minority vaccination as state exceeds 900,000 total coronavirus cases
Gov. Mike DeWine
Local health departments have been tasked with prioritizing underserved and minority populations when distributing the state s limited number of COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine said at the coronavirus update on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The pandemic has highlighted inequities in our health care system, DeWine said. There are Ohioans who simply do not have equal access to health care.
Vaccine education targeted at minority communities is planned with a series of virtual town halls beginning in mid-February, and vaccines are set to go to 60 health centers serving highly vulnerable neighborhoods this week, the governor said.
Jan 6, 2021
COLUMBUS– Teachers and other school employees, people older than 65, and individuals with severe medical disorders will be included in the second phase of coronavirus vaccine distribution in the state, to start in about two weeks, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday.
About 2.2 million people are in this second group, and the state expects about 100,000 vaccines for the first week of what’s known as Phase 1B, with the amount to be ramped up.
The governor said the goals of the first and second phases of the vaccine remain the same: to save lives and protect the most vulnerable, to protect health care workers, and to allow children to return to school by March 1.