Around the nation, demand for the vaccine overall is decreasing. But many Native American tribal communities are ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to getting COVID vaccines. And, one place in Iowa is getting close to herd immunity.

The single-dose J&J shots will be administered at the state-federal mass vaccination site at Cleveland State University beginning next week.

Ohio is asking federal authorities to bank nearly half-a-million vaccine doses as demand begins to slow; Ohio Republican legislative leaders have scrapped plans to ask voters to approve extending the deadline for redrawing state political maps; the Ohio Department of Health director has signed some new orders dealing with the care of older Ohioans; and more stories.

Youngstown rock band Rebreather kicked off a pay-it-forward pizza ordering model to support Westside Bowl during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Ohio Department of Health director has signed some new orders dealing with the care of older Ohioans.

The Board of Education for a southwest Ohio school district has voted to defy the state’s mask mandate.