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The Ohio Department of Health said it will divert incoming rapid COVID test kits to K-12 schools, colleges and universities
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Medical professionals say it’s true that having COVID gives you some immunity, but doesn’t make you impervious to being re-infected later. In fact, the state’s health department is tracking cases of re-infection.
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Columbus Public Health is currently out of at-home COVID-19 test kits but anticipates getting more from The Ohio Department of Health In January.
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State health officials said the ongoing COVID pandemic in Ohio continues to worsen and could do so even more as winter sets in.
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The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced that the COVID-19 variant called omicron is in Ohio with two cases in central Ohio.
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COVID hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been since January before vaccines were widely available. Health officials say while the Omicron variant has not been detected yet in Ohio, it's a matter of when, not if, but initial research shows considerable protection from the vaccine series.
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Thanksgiving is just a week away as Ohio’s COVID-19 cases climb again. State health officials are encouraging Ohioans not yet vaccinated to take that step.
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This increase in cases comes after cases in the Buckeye state had plateaued and appeared to be waning a couple of weeks ago.
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Columbus City Schools has adopted the new quarantine guidelines for students and staff issued this week by the Ohio Department of Health.
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Ohio is changing its guidance on quarantining kids who have been exposed to COVID in a school setting. The change comes after a pilot program in Warren County showed students could stay in school, wearing masks, without spreading the virus.