COVID-19 vaccine

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

The University of Cincinnati study found communities with low vaccination rates tended to have the fewest hospitals, health clinics and other infrastructure. They also tended to have fewer health care professionals.

People can get the Moderna booster if they're 18 or older, and the Pfizer-BioNTech version if they're 12 and up. In both cases, they must wait at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.

The Ohio Department of Health said shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children six months- to five-years-old could arrive as soon as Monday.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says masks and vaccinations are still important tools to fight COVID-19.

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As part of Cleveland’s hosting of the NBA All-Star Game, the league will lend players and basketball veterans to a vaccine public education campaign, giving out merchandise and Cavaliers tickets as incentives.

Officials did not say how long those placed on leave would have to change their minds and get the shot before being officially fired.

Thursday is the deadline for many health care workers to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shot or face the possibility of termination.

Cleveland Clinic plans to comply with the national health care employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the requirement Thursday, officials said.