Healthcare
Covid-19 Vaccine Offered at Several Local Libraries July 13-16
WCHD will be at different sites around Warren County this upcoming week at several local libraries offering Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine clinics include:
7/13/21 Mary L. Cook Library 11 AM-1PM
381 Old Stage Road, Waynesville 45068
Covid Vaccine Flyer – Mary L Cook Library
7/14/21 Franklin Public Library 3pm-5pm
44 East 4th Street, Franklin 45005
Covid Vaccine Flyer – Franklin Public Library
7/15/21 Lebanon Public Library 3pm-5pm
101 S Broadway Street, Lebanon 45036
Covid Vaccine Flyer – Lebanon Public Library
7/16/21 Salem Township Public Library 11am-1pm
535 West Pike Street, Morrow 45152
Covid Vaccine Flyer – Salem Township Public Library
FREE $50 GIFT CARD for All Ohio Medicaid and MyCare members age 18 and older will receive a $50 gift card for being vaccinated
Bring your Medicaid Plan Member Id Card. COVID-19 vaccines are free and available at no cost!
If you have further questions about vaccine, COVID-19, please call 513-695-2428.
Statement Following CDC ACIP Meeting from Nation’s Leading Doctors, Nurses and Public Health Leaders on Benefits of Vaccination
Following the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination, the following statement was jointly released by doctors, nurses, and public health leaders regarding the benefits of vaccination.
“The facts are clear: this is an extremely rare side effect, and only an exceedingly small number of people will experience it after vaccination. Importantly, for the young people who do, most cases are mild, and individuals recover often on their own or with minimal treatment. In addition, we know that myocarditis and pericarditis are much more common if you get COVID-19, and the risks to the heart from COVID-19 infection can be more severe.
“The vaccines are safe and effective, and they prevent COVID-19 illness. They will help protect you and your family and keep your community safe. We strongly encourage everyone age 12 and older who are eligible to receive the vaccine under Emergency Use Authorization to get vaccinated, as the benefits of vaccination far outweigh any harm. Especially with the troubling Delta variant increasingly circulating, and more readily impacting younger people, the risks of being unvaccinated are far greater than any rare side effects from the vaccines. If you get COVID-19, you could get severely ill and be hospitalized or even die. Even if your infection is mild, you or your child could face long-term symptoms following COVID-19 infection such as neurological problems or diminished lung function.”
WCHD Scheduling 12 – 15 year olds for Covid19 Vaccine
WCHD is now scheduling COVID19 vaccine for adolescents ages 12 – 15 years old. Call WCHD today at 513-695-7468 for an appointment or visit https://gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov
Pause in the Use of Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine
CDC and FDA have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States out of an abundance of caution, effective Tuesday, April 13, after six cases of a rare but serious blood clot condition in individuals who received the J&J vaccine. CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday, April 14, to address this issue. The pause is intended to allow time to prepare healthcare providers to recognize and diagnose patients, treat them appropriately, and report cases that may be related to the vaccine.
As of April 12, 2021, approximately 6.85 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine (Janssen) have been administered in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are reviewing data involving six U.S. cases of a rare type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J COVID-19 vaccine that were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS). The blood clot was seen in combination with low levels of blood platelets. All six cases occurred in women between the ages of 18-49 and between 6-13 days after
People who have received the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine within the past three weeks who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath should contact their health care provider.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/keythingstoknow.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/janssen.html
Covid19 Mass Vaccination Sites – Gov. DeWine
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that Ohio’s state-sponsored Cincinnati and Columbus pop-up mass vaccination sites will open next week.
Both vaccination clinics will offer the Pfizer vaccine to those eligible to be vaccinated under the Ohio Department of Health’s vaccination plan. Individuals who receive their first dose of vaccine at a pop-up site will be guaranteed their second dose at the same site approximately three weeks later. Details on how to register for an appointment will be available in the coming days.
The 50,000 total vaccine doses that will be available as part of these pop-up mass vaccination clinics are being reallocated from Ohio’s unused long-term care vaccine supply that was initially required by the federal government to be set aside for use in Ohio’s more than 2,400 long-term care facilities as part of the federal long-term care program. Ohio has already administered nearly 160,000 reallocated doses from the program.
Columbus
St. John Arena
410 Woody Hayes Drive
First dose clinic dates: March 18, 19, 20, 21 – 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Second dose clinic dates: April 8, 9, 10, 11 – 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
This state-sponsored, pop-up mass vaccination clinic will have the capacity to administer up to 12,500 first doses and 12,500 second doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The site will be operated by Kroger in cooperation with Franklin County Public Health and Columbus Public Health. Free parking will be available in the parking lot to the north of St. John Arena off of Lane Ave.
Cincinnati
Cintas Center
1624 Herald Avenue
First dose clinic dates: March 18, 19, 20 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Second dose clinic date: April 8, 9, 10 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
This state-sponsored, pop-up mass vaccination site will be operated by Kroger in cooperation with Cincinnati Public Health, Hamilton County Public Health, and the Health Collaborative. The clinic will offer approximately 10,000 first doses and 10,000 second doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Approximately 2,500 first doses and 2,500 second doses will be administered in Kroger stores located in high-risk Cincinnati-area communities that could be disproportionately impacted by the virus. Kroger clinic locations will be announced.
The Columbus and Cincinnati pop-up mass vaccination clinics being held next week are in addition to 15 permanent state-sponsored mass vaccination clinics and one state-federal mass vaccination clinic announced last week.
To learn more about the Cleveland mass vaccination site visit governor.ohio.gov.
For details on the 15 permanent mass vaccination sites located regionally across the state, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov.