A high school senior thought she was going to just get her diploma at graduation, but instead, she got a surprise visit from her military father who was deployed overseas.
Some area high school graduations returning to pre-coronavirus indoor venues
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Some area high schools say they will hold more traditional, indoor graduation ceremonies this spring similar to the one pictured of Lakota East High School s pre-coronavirus commencement in 2018 at the Cintas Center at Xavier University. But attendance, due to pandemic restrictions, will be severely limited as a health precaution, say school officials.
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Some upcoming area high school graduations in the second spring of the coronavirus will be conducted in the pre-pandemic fashion: inside.
And at least one local high school is going to a nationally known sports stadium for the first in nearly four decades.
What proms and graduations might look like this year with COVID-19 still looming
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After prom and graduation were canceled or held virtually last year during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, the high school rites of passage will likely look different this spring if they happen at all.
Several states have released guidance on safely holding the celebrations, on top of what may already be in place under current health orders, with COVID-19 testing protocols, mask requirements and virtual components among the recommendations.
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‘I feel completely fine;’ Dayton Mayor Whaley responds to J&J vaccine pause after getting shot WHIO Staff
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley is still urging people to sign-up and get the COVID-19 vaccine even as U.S. health officials recommended a pause in the use of the shot after six women developed rare blood clots. RELATED:
The Ohio Department of Health joined the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by recommending the shot’s use be put on hold while the six cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis were investigated.
Of Ohio’s approximately 4.16 million vaccinations, 264,311 were the Johnson & Johnson shot, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff described the events that led to the pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine as “truly rare events” and added that the FDA/CDC decision should give Ohioans confidence in the system that approves the vaccines for use.