Vaccines

Columbus Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts was removed from the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. She was one of 17 people who were dismissed Monday from the committee by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The percentage of students entering schools with all their recommended shots fell from 86.2% to 85.4% year-over-year, according to Ohio Department of Health data.

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Sherri Tenpenny's license has been reinstated by the Ohio State Medical Board, which governs medical professionals.

The Centers for Disease Control said the rate of kindergarteners exempted from school vaccinations has hit the highest level ever at a national average of 3%.

The trivalent vaccine protected against multiple COVID-19 variants in tests with mice and hamsters.

Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said over the past two years, 10% of kindergartners haven’t had all of the recommended childhood vaccines against measles, polio, pertussis and mumps.

Ohio State University is no longer requiring students, faculty and non-hospital staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The change is in response to vaccine policy changes at the federal level and to remain compliant with state law.

The outbreak began in June with the first recorded measles case in Columbus in over 20 years.

Heading into the third fall of the pandemic, Americans will have access to booster shots reformulated to fight omicron sub-variants.