Coronavirus vaccine eligibility to expand dramatically in Ohio: Capitol Letter
Updated Mar 17, 2021;
Posted Mar 17, 2021
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine talks to the media about the opening of the mass vaccination center at Cleveland State University s Wolstein Center on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2021. (David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com)David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com
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C’mon in: All Ohioans age 16 and older will become eligible for a coronavirus vaccine starting March 29, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday. As Jeremy Pelzer reports, DeWine also said that starting this Friday, eligibility will be expanded to include residents in their 40s and those with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and obesity. Julie Washington has more on DeWine’s thinking behind the decision. “There is an imperative that shots not sit anyplace, that they are taken up as quickly as possible,” DeWine said.