YOUNGSTOWN Gov. Mike DeWine said he is concerned with the slowdown in the number of Ohioans getting the COVID-19 vaccination.
“The way we get out of this is vaccinating our way out,” DeWine said after touring a vaccination clinic Thursday at the Covelli Centre. “It’s the only way to get out of it. This virus will continue to circulate in our community.”
He added: “I’m concerned because the numbers have gone down” of Ohioans being vaccinated. “Did they go down because of the Johnson & Johnson” vaccine being pulled? “I think in part they did. The uncertainty has spread over into the other vaccines.”
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By DAVID SKOLNICK
Staff writer
The number of Ohioans getting the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine significantly increased in the past few days, but only 22.5 percent of the overall vaccines provided to the state have been used, health officials reported.
As of Thursday, 119,401 people had the first dose, according to the Ohio Department of Health. That’s 1.02 percent of the state’s population.
Vaccinations started two weeks ago.
But, they pointed to an encouraging sign: Vaccinations have picked up significantly in the past few days.
Between Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, 25,338 vaccinations were given, the most for a 24-hour period, with 22,471 between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, ODH reported. The 47,809 total in those 48 hours is 40 percent of all vaccinations given in the state.