Those eligible for a booster can choose which vaccine dose they get — Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson — following the CDC’s approval of mixing booster shots last week.
Those 12 and older getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will receive a gift card up to $100. Ohio Medicaid Managed Care recipients ages 18 and older getting their first dose will receive $100 gift card.
Michigan joined the growing number of states to launch a vaccine lottery program, but a new study says Ohio's Vax-a-Million sweepstakes should discourage more states from following its lead.
On Friday and Saturday of this week, the Lucas County Rec Center in Maumee will serve as the walk-in clinic, with doses of Pfizer available. Starting Monday, that site shifts to the TLCHD building.
The funding is part of the CDC’s initiative to make access to vaccines more equitable and reach underserved populations, stemming from the American Rescue Plan’s $3 billion allocation for vaccine distribution efforts.
As of Monday, nearly 70 percent of people ages 65 and older in Ohio have received at least their first dose, a figure that hasn’t moved much in the last week and a half.
As of Friday, more than 1.5 million Ohioans have completed their coronavirus vaccination process, accounting for 13.02% of the state’s total population.