Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quarantine health order – DeWine announced that any Ohioan who has been fully vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine if they are exposed to someone with COVID-19. This health order applies to all adults, except those who are in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, or other congregate care settings. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities, including staff and residents, should continue to quarantine following CDC guidance.
“The power of the vaccine allows us to do this,” said DeWine. “Fully vaccinated Ohioans, including high school students, will be able to participate in sports and other activities, even if they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.”
An individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines or two weeks after the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
As of Tuesday, 4.6 million Ohioans have received their first vaccine, and 3.6 million are fully vaccinated.
The health order is forthcoming.
Mass Vaccination Clinic – Ohio’s Mass Vaccination Clinic at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center will now accept walk-ins and will offer first doses of the Pfizer vaccine this week and next week. Walk-ins are welcome from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
“More than 237,000 first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been administered in the six weeks the Mass Vaccination Clinic has been open,” said DeWine. “The time to get vaccinated is now, and there are many open appointments at the Wolstein Center, as well as other vaccination locations in Ohio.”
Ohioans are still encouraged to visit gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov… to look for open appointments or call 833-4-ASK-ODH to book an appointment over the phone.
Economic update – Husted provided an update on Ohio’s economic landscape related to the recently announced 2020 Census count, the state’s current unemployment rate and workforce development efforts.
Presently, on OhioMeansJobs.com…, there are 180,773 total jobs available and 92,866 of those jobs have a salary of over $50,000.
Additionally, workforce development programs, such as TechCred and IMAP, aim to upskill Ohioans, making businesses and the state more competitive.
“We have training programs available that can give you the skills you need to be ready to go to work at an in-demand, higher paying job in one month or less,” said Husted.
Intermediate health care order – DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Health is rescinding the Sept. 24, 2020 order that gave guidelines for indoor and outdoor visitation at intermediate-care facilities. Intermediate-care facilities should now follow current guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine appropriate access to the facility and resident visitation.
Equity update – The Ohio Department of Health, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, and Community Centers for the Deaf have translated important COVID-19 vaccination guidance and information into American Sign Language. These video segments are now available at coronavirus.ohio.gov….
Case data/vaccine information:
- In-depth COVID-19 data for Ohio: coronavirus.ohio.gov.
- Ohio’s central scheduling system: gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov…
- Ohio mass vaccination information: coronavirus.ohio.gov…
- All vaccine providers: vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov…
- More vaccine information: coronavirus.ohio.gov…
- Video of Tuesday’s full update, including versions with foreign language translation, can be viewed on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page.
- For more information on Ohio’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
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