/tags/covid-vaccine COVID vaccine en-US Copyright Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:39:41 GMT /health/2024-12-01/vaccination-rates-low-health-illness-spike Nationwide, flu, COVID-19, and RSV illnesses are at low levels but medical experts say they expect to see a spike in the coming weeks as the holidays get underway. Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:39:41 GMT /health/2024-12-01/vaccination-rates-low-health-illness-spike Zack Carreon /health/2024-09-13/when-get-covid-flu-shots-expert-advice Experts say you can get both shots at the same time, but you may want to decide on a different schedule. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:06:57 GMT /health/2024-09-13/when-get-covid-flu-shots-expert-advice Becca Costello /health/2024-07-22/cincinnati-midwest-moderate-increase-covid-19-cases While cases are rising nationally, local health experts say Cincinnati and the Midwest are only seeing a moderate increase compared to other regions in the United States. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:01:00 GMT /health/2024-07-22/cincinnati-midwest-moderate-increase-covid-19-cases Zack Carreon /health/2023-09-28/new-covid-vaccine-available-ohio The new vaccine is a different formulation from earlier shots. It's also not paid for by the federal government. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:57:06 GMT /health/2023-09-28/new-covid-vaccine-available-ohio Bill Rinehart /news-from-npr/2023-09-11/new-covid-vaccines-get-fda-approval Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:56:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-09-11/new-covid-vaccines-get-fda-approval Rob Stein /health/2023-04-11/do-you-still-need-covid-19-vaccination-card COVID-19 vaccination cards were a hot commodity for as people raced to procure their initial vaccinations. Now that many requirements for vaccination have been dropped, what should you do with that precious little slip of white card stock? Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:36:00 GMT /health/2023-04-11/do-you-still-need-covid-19-vaccination-card Tana Weingartner /local-news/2023-01-26/hamilton-county-relief-bus-permanent Hamilton County’s 513 Relief Bus is back on the road for the first time in over a year. Officials unveiled the permanent Equity and Resources Mobile Tech Bus Thursday after piloting the idea in 2021. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:54:45 GMT /local-news/2023-01-26/hamilton-county-relief-bus-permanent Becca Costello /health/2022-12-21/university-cincinnati-study-vaccination-gap-rural-politics 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. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 09:24:00 GMT /health/2022-12-21/university-cincinnati-study-vaccination-gap-rural-politics Nick Swartsell /health/2022-03-22/covid-spread-low-local-officials-prepared-new-variants-ba-2 The BA.2 subvariant is causing a big surge in some parts of the world, and officials have already confirmed the more infectious variant is in the U.S. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:31:14 GMT /health/2022-03-22/covid-spread-low-local-officials-prepared-new-variants-ba-2 Becca Costello /ohio-news/2022-01-04/nearly-half-ohio-national-guard-not-vaccinated-covid-hospital-staffing-shortage Gov. Mike DeWine has deployed more than a thousand Guard personnel to health care facilities. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:27:19 GMT /ohio-news/2022-01-04/nearly-half-ohio-national-guard-not-vaccinated-covid-hospital-staffing-shortage Karen Kasler