COVID-19 vaccination in Ohio

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If you are looking for a COVID-19 vaccination center in the US state of Ohio, this can help.

Ohio COVID-19 dashboard[edit | edit source]

Eligibility[edit | edit source]

Eligibility is detailed at coronavirus.ohio.gov/vaccine and in the Priority Populations Fact Sheet.

List of approved COVID-19 vaccinations in US[edit source]

The following COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of COVID-19:

The following COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of COVID-19:

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in persons 16 years of age and older.

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in persons 18 years of age and older.

The Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine for use in persons 18 years and older.

List of COVID-19 vaccine providers[edit | edit source]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the COVID-19 vaccination is rolled out in phases using the following priority grouping adapted by most states in the United States.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution[edit source]

The COVID-19 vaccine will be available in a phased approach. Due to the limited supply of vaccine, the first phase is expected to take several months, however, all those that wish to receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be vaccinated as we continue to rollout this phased vaccine distribution.

COVID-19 vaccination phases[edit source]

​Phase 1A

​Phase 1B

​Phase 1C

​Phase 2
​• Long-term care facility residents


Health care personnel including, but not limited to:
• Emergency medical service personnel
• Nurses
• Nursing assistants
• Physicians
• Dentists
• Dental hygienists
• Chiropractors
• Therapists
• Phlebotomists
• Pharmacists
• Technicians
• Pharmacy technicians
• Health professions students and trainees
• Direct support professionals
• Clinical personnel in school settings or correctional facilities
• Contractual HCP not directly employed by the health care facility
• Persons not directly involved in patient care but potentially exposed to infectious material that can transmit disease among or from health care personnel and patients

• Persons ages 65 and older

• Persons aged 16-64 with high risk conditions causing increased risk for severe disease:
    • Cancer
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • COPD
    • Down Syndrome
    • Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies
    • Immunocompromised state (weakened immune system) from solid organ transplant or from blood or bone marrow transplant, immune deficiencies, HIV, use of corticosteroids, or use of other immune weakening medicines
    • Obesity (body mass index [BMI] of 30 kg/m2 or higher but < 40 kg/m2)
    • Severe Obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
    • Pregnancy
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Smoking
    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

People in congregate settings not otherwise specified as LTCF and persons receiving home and community-based services:

• Behavioral Health/Rehabilitation Facilities
• Community Residential Rehabilitation Services
• Correctional Facilities
• Juvenile Justice Facilities
• Domestic Violence Shelters
• Homeless Shelters or Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
• Intensive or Partial Treatment Programs
• Office of Developmental Programs Home and Community-Based Services
• Office of Long-Term Living Home and Community-Based Services
• Office of Children, Youth and Families Child Residential Facilities

• First responders
• Correctional officers and other workers serving people in congregate care settings not included in Phase 1A  
• Food and agricultural workers
• U.S. Postal Service workers
• Manufacturing workers  
• Grocery store workers  
• Education workers
• Clergy and other essential support for houses of worship
• Public transit workers
• Individuals caring for children or adults in early childhood and adult day programs

Essential workers in these sectors:

• Transportation and logistics
• Water and wastewater
• Food service
• Housing construction
• Finance, including bank tellers
• Information technology
• Communications
• Energy, including nuclear reactors
• Legal services
• Federal, state, county and local government workers, including county election workers, elected officials and members of the judiciary and their staff
• Media
• Public safety
• Public health workers

​• All individuals not previously covered who are 16 and older and do not have a contraindication to the vaccine (note that at this time, only the Pfizer-BioNTech product is approved for those age 16 and 17)

COVID-19 vaccine center near you[edit source]

We are building a global lists of COVID 19 vaccination centers and need your help in updating this list.

Single dose vaccine[edit source]

CVS is now offering the new Johnson and Johnson's (Jenssen) vaccine in many states in the United States. Here is how to register. Choose your state according to where you reside and or work.

Choose your state for COVID-19 vaccination[edit source]

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey,  New York, North Carolina, Ohio,  Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

Resources for COVID-19 vaccination[edit source]

COVID vaccine development
COVID vaccine development

WHO preventing coronavirus[edit source]

Coronavirus: WHO declares COVID 19 a pandemic.

Treatments[edit source]

The monoclonal antibodies treatments Bamlanivimab (made by Eli Lilly and Company) and the therapeutic cocktail Casirivimab/Imdevimab (made by Regeneron) called monoclonal antibodies that can be given to help treat patients with COVID-19.  

Vaccines[edit source]

List of approved COVID-19 vaccinations in US[edit source]

The following COVID-19 vaccines have received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of COVID-19:

External links[edit source]

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD