Tell Tales 3-4-21
Ottawa County is now up to 67 deaths determined to be the result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Slightly over 3,200 have been infected (including myself). The Ottawa County Health Department is moving forward with distributing the vaccine. By the end of this week, there will be over 5,000 local residents vaccinated. For up-to-date information on Covid in Ottawa County, check out their website ottawahealth.org.
It was just about a year ago when we first learned about this virus. I can tell you that, based on hundreds of conversations our staff has had with local businesses, the impact has been dramatic. I just read a press release this week from Larry Fletcher, Director of Lake Erie Shores and Islands. It was about this time last year when he and his staff had to scrap all of the planning they had done and go into “Emergency Mode.”
As the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history continues, there is a group of individuals who say.not so fast: people of color.
WTOL 11 explored why that is and learned the hesitancy stems from longstanding wariness with the medical field. Historical Mistrust: Historical Mistrust
Credit: WTOL 11
Harold Brown, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, shares his personal war stories with students at the Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton.
If you re in search of a living lesson in history, look no further than Port Clinton s own Harold Brown. I have seen a few things in my days. I ve had a few experiences.