Articles About COVID-19 :: Page 11

• 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place last year: Once new cases fall below 50 per 100,000 residents over a two-week period, all health orders will be rescinded entirely.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.

• Yellow Springs schools— April 5 eyed for larger in-person return to classes

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 13, 2021

  

  During a special work session of the Yellow Springs school board, conducted online Saturday morning, March 6, the district superintendent said she is working on a plan to increase students’ in-person classroom time to near pre-pandemic levels.

• Fuller classroom return likely in April

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 8, 2021

  

  During a work session of the Yellow Springs school board, conducted online Saturday morning, March 6, the district superintendent reported on the likely possibility of moving to a nearly full-time in-person instruction plan for all students in early April.

• 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.

• COVID-19 update— Older residents next for vaccination

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 15, 2021

  

  On Friday, Jan. 8, Friends Care Community celebrated the arrival of pharmacy staff from CVS, there to administer the first round of COVID-19 vaccines.