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PCHD says local demand low for COVID-19 vaccines - Portsmouth Daily Times

PCHD says local demand low for COVID-19 vaccines By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com PORTSMOUTH Since the COVID-19 vaccines became available, local health departments said they have been long prepared to distribute doses to Scioto County residents. What now presents a considerable challenge to that effort Portsmouth City Health Commissioner Chris Smith says is low demand with vaccines available to all Ohioans above the age of 16. Over the past month, Smith said a shift from high demand, low supply to low demand, high supply has transpired. “When we went to do our big clinic for the week, right after Shawnee, it just dried up and didn’t have the demand at all,” he said Friday that first SSU clinic taking place April 1 where more than 400 received the Pfizer vaccine for the first time.

DeWine: Offensive and defensive approach needed to defeat COVID-19

DeWine: Offensive and defensive approach needed to defeat COVID-19 By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio first lady Fran DeWine spoke with Portsmouth residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday morning during PCHD s drive-thru event. Photos by Patrick Keck. Gov. Mike DeWine spoke with local officials including Scioto County Commissioner Bryan Davis, Portsmouth City Manager Sam Sutherland, 4th Ward Councilwoman Lyvette Mosley, and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman. Photo by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH Just as St. Patrick is known for ridding Ireland of snakes, local health departments have continued their mission of ridding Portsmouth and Scioto County of the coronavirus.

Eight months and counting: Portsmouth's mask mandate - Portsmouth Daily Times

Eight months and counting: Portsmouth’s mask mandate By Patrick Keck - pkeck@aimmediamidwest.com Earth Candy Farmacy Owner Sasha Wilson says customers of the new shop have been following the city’s mask mandate which went into effect on July 13. Photo by Patrick Keck. The grocery located on 6th Street sells local products, including these apothecary items from Portsmouth. Photos by Patrick Keck. PORTSMOUTH Families and friends out-and-about in Portsmouth, whether it be shopping at River Town Antique Mall or eating at Sonora’s Mexican Grill, have been required since July to be accompanied by one thing: masks. Saturday marks eight months to-the-date since the city council moved forward with its mandate, 10 days before Gov. Mike DeWine’s announcement that masks would be required throughout the state.

Scioto County Teachers receive 1st Dose - Portsmouth Daily Times

Scioto County Teachers receive 1st Dose Staff Report Scioto County teachers and school staff signed up to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last week at the school districts’ health clinic, Scioto Advantage, in New Boston. Submitted Photo NEW BOSTON, Ohio Scioto County teachers and school staff signed up to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine last week at the school districts’ health clinic, Scioto Advantage, in New Boston. The second-dose of Moderna vaccines will be scheduled in the coming weeks. Scioto Advantage is a CareHere-operated clinic located in New Boston, exclusively serving members of the school districts’ health insurance plan. This free clinic was available only to area teachers and school staff throughout the county who chose to take it. According to South Central Ohio Educational Service Center Superintendent Sandy Mers, about 60 percent of eligible county teachers and staff signed up to receive their vaccine.