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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives a coronavirus briefing in January 2021.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration suggested the pause after reported cases of a rare blood clot in six women – out of the 6.8 million Americans who have received that vaccination.
“The bottom line is that these cases appear to be extremely rare,” Ohio Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said. “The fact that the CDC and the FDA have raised concerns and pushed the pause button on the basis of these six cases should give Ohioans great confidence in not only the priority that is being placed on vaccine safety, but also the reliability and transparency of the CDC’s and FDA’s safety monitoring systems.”
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At a recent virtual town hall forum on the vaccine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Dr. Sophia Tolliver encouraged residents to make a decision based on facts rather than fear. She wants to stop the cycle of misinformation, especially when it comes to minorities.
Dr. Sophia Tolliver We know that COVID-19 disproportionately affects our black and brown communities, absolutely in part to racism. Dr. Tolliver said. Our vulnerable communities are made vulnerable by racism. We talk about social determinants of health, where you live, where you work, where you play, where you get educated, where you eat or don t eat. All of these things play into your health. We see significant rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, and chronic diseases that make us more susceptible to more severe disease. We want to stop that vicious cycle. If we don t get the vaccination, we ll just be in this cycle of more people dying.
OSU Doctor Says COVID-19 Reinfections Possible, but Rare
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COLUMBUS, Ohio As COVID-19 continues to spread, there are growing reports of people getting infected with the virus twice.
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There are growing reports of people getting reinfected with COVID-19
Rachael Burnett said she has been hospitalized multiple times due to the coronavirus
Margaret Martula said the first time she was diagnosed with COVID-19 she was asymptomatic but she got numerous symptoms when she tested positive again five months later
Margaret Martula, 63, lives in Virginia. Rachael Sunshine Burnett, 43, lives in New York.
Both say they’ve tested positive for COVID twice, though their journeys to those diagnoses are very different.
The hospital said it appears the cases have been confined to a general patient care unit. Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 12:54 PM EST January 6, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio Twenty-seven staff members and six patients at Ohio State East Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19 in a cluster of cases, according to the hospital.
The staff members worked on a general patient care unit between Dec. 20, 2020 and Jan. 1, 2021. An initial review by the medical center has found that a staff member came to work with COVID-19 symptoms at the beginning of the cluster. Six patients who were on the unit at the time have also tested positive after testing negative on admission to the hospital, a spokesperson for the hospital said in a written statement.