COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The leader of the Ohio House’s Democratic caucus says she’s stepping down at the end of the year. Rep. Emilia Sykes, an Akron Democrat, has held the minority leader position for three years.
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The COVID-19 vaccination rate for white residents of Guernsey County is nearly double the rate of Black residents.
The disturbing vaccination rate is nearly the same across Ohio where 11.80% of whites have started vaccinations compared to only 5.22% of Black Ohioans.
The Ohio Department of Health reported 1,474,872 million Ohioans or 12.62% of the state’s population had started receiving vaccinations.
In Guernsey County, 4,092 white residents (11.02%) have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, according to ODH statistics released Tuesday. Only 36 Black residents, or 5.93% of the Black population, have received vaccinations. A large part is the history of vaccines and a distrust of science, said Dr. Dinah Meyer, chair and professor of psychology at Muskingum University, when asked why minority residents are choosing to not get vaccinated.