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Although Washington County first responders are starting to get the COVID-19 vaccine, not everyone is ready to sign up.
“I haven’t made my mind up yet. I’m still debating,” said Rich Hays, Washington County Emergency Management Agency director.
He said the EMS personnel are the ones responding to calls where they are face-to-face with possible COVID patients, so they were offered the vaccine in this first round.
“I offered it to them, but it’s not mandatory,” he said. “I sent the request to the fire chiefs and they submitted the names of people who wanted to be vaccinated to the health department,” he explained, noting the health department would get in touch with the people on the list to schedule their vaccination.
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A resolution passed Thursday by the Washington County Commission was met with a “baffling” court brief by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
The resolution urged Yost to join in a multi-state suit claiming voter fraud.
“An overwhelming majority of 69.53 percent of Washington County voters expressed their clear preference that Donald J. Trump be re-elected to the Presidency of the United States; and the veracity of the national election results have not been contested to multiple states through dozens of public and private lawsuits and recounts and investigations are ongoing in multiple states,” read Commissioner Kevin Ritter.
The state of Texas, along with some 18 others, have filed suit with the U.S. Supreme Court claiming voter fraud has led to the disenfranchisement of the citizens, the resolution states.