vaccination

Ohio’s COVID-19 data continues to improve with 70% of Ohioans 12 and older receiving at least one dose; the state may soon send surplus personal protective gear to the Ukrainian military; Sen. Rob Portman is among a group of senators that traveled to Poland over the weekend; and more stories.

Kennedy Stonum had just turned 17, gotten her driver's license, and was looking forward to a life full of possibilities when her life was tragically cut short on Feb. 11, 2022. Stonum passed away from severe complications of COVID-19. She had no underlying health conditions, but she was not vaccinated.

As part of Cleveland’s hosting of the NBA All-Star Game, the league will lend players and basketball veterans to a vaccine public education campaign, giving out merchandise and Cavaliers tickets as incentives.

Gov. Mike DeWine has deployed more than a thousand Guard personnel to health care facilities.

Numbers from the Ohio Dept. of Health show a big difference between unvaccinated and vaccinated Ohioans when it comes to hospitalization and deaths

The House Labor and Commerce Committee held the first of two hearings on HB435.

Audience members will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry to performances.

The health committee chair says he urged House leadership to allow the members to come back before the end of summer break.

There’s been a change of locations for tonight’s state of the city in Akron. Mayor Dan Horrigan had intended to deliver the annual address at 6 p.m. at Lock 3; authorities say a man will face a charge of causing a panic after his actions prompted a panicked rush out of an Ohio mall movie theater over the weekend; authorities in Lake County say they’ve pulled divers off the search for a missing 15-year-old boy who vanished while swimming in Lake Erie; and more stories.

Summa Health is the first Akron hospital to require a COVID vaccination for its employees.The news comes just days after the Ohio Hospital Association recommended vaccinations for employees at all Ohio hospitals.