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4,856 Ohioans in nursing homes and long term care facilities have died of COVID-19, well over half of the state’s overall COVID death total. Gov. Mike DeWine has said the virus has often been brought in by staff, and yet many of those workers have not taken the vaccine.
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Most residents are taking it, but Governor DeWine says as many as 60 percent of nursing home employees are opting out.
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Nursing homes across Ohio are starting to vaccinate residents and employees with the new COVID-19 vaccine. Pleasantview Care Center in Parma started vaccinating today, and Gov. Mike DeWine stopped there Friday morning to watch via livestream as the first employee received a shot. “This is the day we have been waiting for since this pandemic started,” DeWine said.
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Employees at many facilities also say there is not enough personal protective equipment.
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As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Ohio's nursing homes are struggling to keep the virus out of their facilities. Wayside Farm Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Cuyahoga Falls Administrator Matthew Pool talks about the challenges of navigating an outbreak.
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Workers in nursing homes and the unions that represent them raise concerns with not having enough proper personal protective equipment to safely do their jobs during the pandemic.
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Ohio is closing in on 170,000 total coronavirus cases and 5,000 deaths; Youngstown State University faculty members are set to strike this morning; some K-12 schools in the region are seeing an uptick of COVID-19 cases, and more stories.
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Morning Headlines: Stark & Summit Rise, Portage Drops On COVID Map; UA Reports 5 New Cases
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Ohioans with family members in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and developmental disability centers have been able to visit their loved ones...
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Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, September 23:Kent State warns students to avoid gatheringsCOVID-19 cases, positivity rate dropState unveils…