Over 2.7 million Ohioans have registered for Vax-a-Million lottery
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-05-24 15:42:34-04
Vaccine levels were up in all age groups and exactly 2,758,470 Ohioans had registered for the stateâs Vax-a-Million lottery by Monday afternoon, demonstrating what Gov. Mike DeWine called an encouraging level of buy-in for his experimental COVID-19 vaccine incentive.
âAll I know is that, when we announced it, we were going down (in vaccine levels) and we had been going down,â he said, adding later: âWe made the decision to try this and see what it would do. Iâm more than happy â Iâm very, very happy with the results.â
Grocery workers feel left behind: âHow long do we have to wait for the vaccine?â
Grocery workers feel left behind: âHow long do we have to wait for the vaccine?â By Sara Goldenberg | February 10, 2021 at 8:57 PM EST - Updated February 10 at 11:37 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Theyâre the people who make sure you can put dinner on the table.
Food workers on the front lines of the pandemic continue to put themselves at risk every day.
19 News found theyâre asking for priority for the vaccine and so far in Ohio, theyâre not on that list.
Nationwide, nearly 400 front line workers have died during the pandemic from grocery store workers to meatpacking employees, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.
104-year-old vaccinated on camera as Ohio expands vaccine eligibility to seniors
People younger than 80 in Ohio are finding COVID-19 vaccine registration to be a challenge. Appointments are full and phone lines are busy. Health officials said early sign-up is not as important as you think.
and last updated 2021-01-19 22:06:07-05
Gov. Mike DeWineâs Tuesday news conference started with the on-camera vaccinations of four Ohio seniors â the first group of Ohioans to become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine outside of hospitals and nursing homes.
âMr. Crow, how are you doing?â DeWine asked 104-year-old Alfred Crow, who received the vaccine in Athens, Ohio.