On December 15, seven hospitals in Ohio received their first vaccine shipments, bringing the total number of vaccine doses delivered to Ohio over the past two days to 98,475.
Governor and First Lady DeWine were present for the delivery of the vaccine shipment to Mercy Health Springfield Regional Medical Center and Lt. Governor Jon Husted visited OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH, as they received their first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.
- Mercy Health St. Vincent Hospital, Lucas County
- Cleveland Clinic, Cuyahoga County
- Metro Health Medical Center, Cuyahoga County
- Aultman Hospital, Stark County
- Genesis Hospital, Muskingum County.
An additional 975-dose shipment was delivered to OhioHealth Riverside Hospital for use at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, OH.
Although vaccine supplies are currently limited, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has advised that Ohio will continue to receive vaccinations throughout the month of December. The week of December 20, Ohio is expected to receive 123,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, as well as 201,900 doses of the Moderna vaccine. During the week of New Year’s, Ohio is expected to receive an additional 148,000 Pfizer vaccines and an additional 89,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine.