Articles About COVID-19 vaccine

• COVID-19 Update

  By Megan BachmanApril 7, 2021

  

  As of Tuesday, March 30, 28.4% of the population of the state had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, including 71% of those 70 and older.

• Yellow Springs schools— BOE approves 100% in-person instruction

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 19, 2021

  

  More than a year after all K–12 schools in Ohio temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and months after most neighboring districts returned to in-person instruction, Yellow Springs public school students will go back into the classroom full time beginning Monday, April 5.

• COVID-19 update— Vaccine eligibility for all to open March 29

  By Megan BachmanMarch 18, 2021

  

  On Monday, March 29, all Ohioans 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. DeWine made the major announcement on Tuesday after dropping the age limit to 50 the week prior. Before that, the governor moved more slowly to expand access to the vaccine, which has been limited in supply.

• COVID-19 pandemic, one year in— Gov. DeWine: ‘victory is in sight’

  By Megan BachmanMarch 17, 2021

  

  Last week, DeWine even laid out a benchmark to lifting the mask mandate, limits on mass gatherings and other health orders put in place last year: Once new cases fall below 50 per 100,000 residents over a two-week period, all health orders will be rescinded entirely.

• COVID-19 update— Vaccine eligibility expands

  By Megan Bachman

  

  Starting on Thursday, March 4, vaccines were to be available for those 60 and older, those with certain medical conditions and those working in law enforcement, childcare and funeral services.

• COVID-19 vaccinations— Governor urges ‘persistence’

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 27, 2021

  

  Speaking at a press briefing from his Cedarville Township home on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said he understands that some Ohioans are impatient with the pace of vaccination.

• Coming down with COVID— Villagers share virus battles

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 19, 2021

  

  One year into the global coronavirus pandemic, 245 residents of the 45387 area code, which includes Yellow Springs and the surrounding rural area, have contracted the virus. That equates to one out of every 22 people living here.

• Mental health considered in students’ return

  By Carol SimmonsFebruary 18, 2021

  

  Local data shows that an increased number of young people are struggling, and mental health care providers report that the severity of struggle is more pronounced amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

• The Briar Patch— A dilemma with good reason

  By Cheryl DurgansFebruary 16, 2021

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already catastrophic healthcare crisis in Black communities across the United States. The conversation around vaccinations must extend beyond forced mandates or anti-vaxxer tropes.

• Teacher vaccinations tied to reopening by March 1

  By Carol SimmonsJanuary 24, 2021

  

  Yellow Springs students, whose instruction has been 100% online since the start of the 2020–21 school year, will return to the classroom — at least part time — no later than March 1.