Ohio vaccine updates
Phase 1B Timeline
Week of January 25- Vaccinations begin for those ages 75 and up as well as to those who have certain conditions such as: severe congenital, developmental, or early-onset medical disorders, and who have a developmental or intellectual disability.
Week of February 1- Vaccinations begin for those ages 70 and up
Week of February 8- Vaccinations begin for those ages 65 and up
Week of February 15- Ohioans who have any of the following conditions (listed in graphic below), and who do NOT have a developmental or intellectual disability will be able to receive vaccine
Information on Phase 1B
Ohio has received approximately 100,000 vaccines of the expected 530,000 doses allocated to Ohio by the year’s end. 94,078 Ohioans have received their first vaccine dosage as of 12/30. Keep up to date with Ohio’s vaccine administration here.
Governor DeWine recently announced that Phase 1B of Ohio’s vaccine distribution plan would include teachers and school staff, in order to open schools by March 1st.
Ohio is currently in Phase 1A of vaccine distribution. Health care workers and personnel who are routinely involved with the care of COVID-19 patients; residents and staff at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and Ohio veterans’ homes, patients and staff at state psychiatric hospitals; people with developmental disabilities or mental health disorders living in group homes or residential facilities along with the staff at these locations; and EMS responders are amongst those who are prioritized to receive the vaccine first.
We will continue to update this page as more information is released.
Citations:
https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/covid-19-vaccination-program