Ohio announces phase 1C for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility [View all]
Ohioans age 60 and older and those with certain conditions or professions that put them at risk of contracting COVID-19 can receive the vaccine starting Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday.
About 246,000 people comprise phase 1C, which includes professions and health conditions that put individuals at risk of COVID-19:
• Those with Type 1 diabetes.
• Pregnant women.
• Bone marrow transplant recipients.
• Those with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.
• Law enforcement and corrections officers, including active duty police officers with at least 20 hours of service, corrections staff, including probation and parole staff and firefighters with an active certificate.
• Retired, reserve or “special” forces are not included but volunteer firefighters are included.
• Child care services employees, including teachers, administrators and substitutes enrolled in Ohio’s Professional Registry who currently work in child care and pre-Kindergarten programs.
• Funeral services employees, including embalmers and morticians, funeral home directors, crematory operators and apprentices.
On Thursday, Ohioans age 60 and older, which DeWine called phase 2, will also have access to the vaccine. That age group includes about 695,000 Ohioans.
Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/01/johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccines-their-way-ohio-ramps-up-shots/6867243002/
(Columbus Dispatch)
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