Archives from 2020

As the coronavirus vaccine dribbles out far more slowly than promised, many of the people who can get it are refusing to do so.

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It appears that the federal government is leaving it to drugmakers to figure out how to speed production of coronavirus vaccines.

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Ohio Hospitals have been strained for months by the coronavirus. But unlike in some other parts of the country, that hasn’t prompted them to tell people who would have been admitted earlier in the pandemic to stay home.

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Gov. Mike Dewine’s latest statement on lethal injections could mean the Ohio death house has seen its last execution.

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After weeks of rocketing upward, the daily number of coronavirus infections in Ohio just might be leveling off. But some of the state’s top health officials say that’s not good enough.

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If approvals go according to plan, Ohio will get more than a half-million doses of coronavirus vaccine between Dec. 15 and the end of the month.

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Thursday saw almost 9,000 new cases in the state, with almost 400 new hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and 82 more dead, bringing the toll throughout the pandemic to 6,753.

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As the pandemic continues to spike, Ohio foodbanks are calling on the Trump administration to do something

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The long-awaited COVID vaccine is expected to begin flowing into Ohio on Dec. 15, but state officials worry that the coming holidays will act as gasoline on a pandemic that is already burning out of control.

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Coronavirus cases in Ohio continue to snowball and now health officials say the strain is so great that any day now they might have to start canceling medical procedures.

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DeWine might have felt the new 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew was as far as he could go. It has the support of the Ohio Restaurant Association, likely meaning there was some negotiation behind it.

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Two Republicans in the Ohio House have filed a bill that imposes harsh new penalties on certain protest-related activities. It goes so far as to allow people to kill protesters if they feel threatened by them.

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“Now that the election is over we have to refocus our efforts on the virus,” said DeWine. “This virus doesn’t care if you voted for Donald Trump. It doesn’t care if you voted for Joe Biden. It’s coming for all of us.”

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As he again pleaded with Ohioans to wear masks and take other steps to stop the out-of-control spread of COVID-19, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine praised the president’s handling of it.

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The state has about $1 billion unexpended from its share of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that Congress passed in March. At least until the feds change the rules, the funds have to be spent by Dec. 31.

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Gov. Mike DeWine said that a request for applications will hit the streets this week seeking pitches from companies to manage the care of more than 90% of Ohio Medicaid recipients.

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Add Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to the list of Republican officials who say the will of the voters will be respected in November while declining to condemn President Trump for refusing to say the same thing.

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