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Matthew Tubbs, maintenance manager at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreation Center on Otis Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, learns more about being vaccinated against COVID-19 from Erin Bishop, Youngstown health commissioner, center, and Noelle Kosela, a health department contact tracer.
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.
Youngstown firefighters and EMS employees receive first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Health Commissioner Erin Bishop said it is possible that the general public could start receiving the vaccine as early as next month.
Dec 30, 2020 2:05 PM By: Ellen Wagner
YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Fire Department Chief Barry Finley was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the Youngstown City Health District today.
Last week, the health department received 800 doses of the Moderna vaccine, which YFD firefighters and American Medical Response EMS employees began receiving today. On Thursday, residents and staff of congregate living facilities will begin receiving the vaccine.
Finley received the vaccine from Anthea Mickens, director of nursing at Youngstown City Health District. Regional Director of AMR EMS Edward Powers was the second person to receive the vaccine from Mickens.
City convoy spreads Christmas cheer to children affected by violence “We want to make sure that through the hardest time of these children s lives that we can just support them and be there,” said Guy Burney, executive director of Community Initiative to Reduce Violence.
Dec 23, 2020 4:11 AM By: Ellen Wagner
YOUNGTOWN Several organizations teamed up Tuesday to bring Christmas early during Hope for the Holidays, a parade for children who have been affected by violence.
The parade started at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreation Center on Otis Street and visited 15 children throughout the afternoon. The parade included Youngstown Police Department cars, a Youngstown Fire Department truck and cars of volunteers.
SEAN BARRON
YOUNGSTOWN A surprised look crossed Isaiah Brown’s face when he received an early-morning knock, then answered the door to his East Side apartment and saw two famous figures standing on the other side.
“It makes you feel the Christmas spirit is still there, and it gives you hope for a lot of things,” Brown said.
He was referring to having been taken aback by seeing Santa and Mrs. Claus’ appearance in the apartment complex’s hallway. Both were on hand to deliver a bag of toys and other gifts to Brown and his children as well as leave them with an early taste of holiday cheer.