/news/tags/vaccine-hesitancy vaccine hesitancy en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:18:02 GMT /news/health-science/2021-08-12/trusted-relationships-aid-vaccination-success-with-underserved-populations Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in four Northeast Ohio counties vaccinated between 6% and 15% more racial and ethnic minorities than other county providers. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:18:02 GMT /news/health-science/2021-08-12/trusted-relationships-aid-vaccination-success-with-underserved-populations Abigail Bottar /news/2021-08-06/a-tale-of-two-ohios-gov-mike-dewine-warns-of-vaccination-divide COVID-19 cases are increasing, and the Ohio counties seeing the biggest increase are the ones with the lowest vaccination rate, Gov. Mike DeWine said in a Friday morning press conference. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:20:50 GMT /news/2021-08-06/a-tale-of-two-ohios-gov-mike-dewine-warns-of-vaccination-divide Lisa Ryan /news/health-science/2021-08-03/columbus-hospitals-will-require-covid-vaccines-for-employees Health systems in Central Ohio will soon be requiring COVID-19 vaccines for their employees. Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:07:53 GMT /news/health-science/2021-08-03/columbus-hospitals-will-require-covid-vaccines-for-employees Debbie Holmes, Michael Lee /news/government-politics/2021-06-29/dewine-unclear-on-signing-anti-vaccine-bill-into-law Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill that prevents public schools and colleges from mandating students and employees get COVID vaccines. Now the attention turns to Gov. Mike Dewine. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:05:56 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-29/dewine-unclear-on-signing-anti-vaccine-bill-into-law Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2021-06-29/ohio-legislature-passes-bill-banning-schools-universities-from-requiring-covid-vaccines Ohio’s public schools and universities won’t be able to require their students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a bill passed by state lawmakers last night. Tue, 29 Jun 2021 20:34:16 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-29/ohio-legislature-passes-bill-banning-schools-universities-from-requiring-covid-vaccines Jo Ingles /news/government-politics/2021-06-24/vax-a-million-ends-but-more-than-50-of-ohioans-remain-unvaccinated The fifth and final winners of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery have been announced, concluding the five week-long vaccination sweepstakes that was one of the first of its kind in the country. Ohio saw a 43 percent increase in vaccinations after the Vax-a-Million program was announced, but numbers steadily decreased each week since. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:17:28 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-24/vax-a-million-ends-but-more-than-50-of-ohioans-remain-unvaccinated /news/health-science/2021-05-12/millions-of-americans-have-already-rolled-up-their-sleeve-for-the-covid-19-vaccine-now-comes-the-next-phase-reaching-people-who-are-hesitant-or-face-barriers-accessing-it Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase: reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it. Wed, 12 May 2021 09:10:57 GMT /news/health-science/2021-05-12/millions-of-americans-have-already-rolled-up-their-sleeve-for-the-covid-19-vaccine-now-comes-the-next-phase-reaching-people-who-are-hesitant-or-face-barriers-accessing-it Marc Lefkowitz/The Land