Central Ohio health leaders continue push for vaccinations with concerns over delta variant
Health leaders with Ross, Licking and Union County are all trying to get vaccination numbers up in their respected counties as concerns of the delta variant grow. Author: Angela Reighard Updated: 11:35 PM EDT July 13, 2021
With concerns rising over the delta variant, local health commissioners are working to get more residents vaccinated.
The Ohio Department of Health is expected to hold a news conference on Wednesday to discuss the variant and answer questions for journalists. Ohio will also announce a second coronavirus vaccine incentive program within the next few days in a new attempt to boost the state s vaccination rate.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Officials said authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12- to 15-years-old expected early next week could help Ohio achieve enough immunity for the state in the coming weeks.
Expanded eligibility to hundreds of thousands more Ohioans would advance vaccination numbers at a time when providers are encountering hesitancy in the population. With 41% of residents vaccinated, seven-day average first-dose vaccinations in Ohio have fallen by 68% since a peak five weeks ago.
Ohio s Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria told Spectrum News the state has been awaiting this opportunity to vaccinate more students.
“We ve known that the more we get vaccines into younger grade levels, younger age levels, that that s only going to add to the immunity,” he said.