/tags/andy-thomas Andy Thomas en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:59:22 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-30/ohio-hospitals-getting-requests-from-states-overwhelmed-by-covid-to-take-patients Ohio's hospitals are not at dangerous levels of capacity, but health officials admit they're worried. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:59:22 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-30/ohio-hospitals-getting-requests-from-states-overwhelmed-by-covid-to-take-patients /coronavirus/2021-04-15/dewine-urges-ohioans-to-keep-signing-up-for-covid-19-vaccines-despite-j-j-pause Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and health officials from across the state urged Ohioans Tuesday to continue signing up for Pfizer and Modena COVID-19 vaccine appointments following a recommendation by federal agencies to temporarily pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:33:37 GMT /coronavirus/2021-04-15/dewine-urges-ohioans-to-keep-signing-up-for-covid-19-vaccines-despite-j-j-pause Nick Castele /news/2021-01-14/columbus-prepares-for-limited-supplies-in-second-phase-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout Columbus and Franklin County health officials are preparing for phase 1B of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, which the state says will begin next… Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:31:30 GMT /news/2021-01-14/columbus-prepares-for-limited-supplies-in-second-phase-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout Clare Roth /news/2021-01-06/ohio-state-east-hospital-says-27-staffers-and-six-patients-tested-positive-for-covid-19 More than two dozen staffers and six patients have contracted COVID-19 at Ohio State East Hospital. The 27 employees worked on the patient care unit and… Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:20:10 GMT /news/2021-01-06/ohio-state-east-hospital-says-27-staffers-and-six-patients-tested-positive-for-covid-19 Nick Evans /news/2020-12-14/wexner-medical-center-employees-first-in-ohio-to-get-covid-vaccine "Three, two, one... vaccinate!"Medical workers at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center cheered as several of their colleagues were among the… Mon, 14 Dec 2020 21:20:04 GMT /news/2020-12-14/wexner-medical-center-employees-first-in-ohio-to-get-covid-vaccine /news/2020-12-14/dewine-the-day-weve-been-waiting-for-as-ohio-gets-covid-19-vaccine A few dozen health care workers in Columbus and Cincinnati were vaccinated for COVID-19 on Monday, becoming the first people in Ohio – and anywhere in the… Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:53:56 GMT /news/2020-12-14/dewine-the-day-weve-been-waiting-for-as-ohio-gets-covid-19-vaccine Gabe Rosenberg /news/2020-12-03/ohio-hospitals-expect-covid-19-surge-from-thanksgiving-will-worsen-crisis Medical professionals joined Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus press conference Thursday to explain the dire situation for hospitals across Ohio. “Quite… Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:05:32 GMT /news/2020-12-03/ohio-hospitals-expect-covid-19-surge-from-thanksgiving-will-worsen-crisis Aaron Payne /news/2020-12-01/health-care-workers-plead-for-ohioans-to-take-precautions-to-limit-covid-19-spread On the first weekday after the Thanksgiving holiday, Ohio hit yet another record for COVID-19 patients in hospitals, and for those in intensive care units… Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:49:15 GMT /news/2020-12-01/health-care-workers-plead-for-ohioans-to-take-precautions-to-limit-covid-19-spread Karen Kasler /news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-in-ohio-health-department-orders-elective-procedures-canceled Ohio's Department of Health has issued a public health order telling medical centers to stop all elective surgeries and other procedures, in an effort to… Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:47:59 GMT /news/2020-03-17/coronavirus-in-ohio-health-department-orders-elective-procedures-canceled Gabe Rosenberg