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COVID-19 Update: Regional Mass Vaccination Sites, Vaccine Maintenance Program, BMV Website Redesign

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.?

*CLEVELAND MASS VACCINATION SITE*

As of yesterday, more than 46,000 people have been vaccinated at the?state-federal mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center. Next week will be the final segment of first doses vaccines.

Starting April 6, second doses will begin to be administered. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting?gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]. or by calling 1-833-427-5634 (1-833-4-ASK-ODH).

*REGIONAL MASS VACCINATION SITES*

Next week, Ohio will open 11 stationary mass vaccination sites and four mobile clinics that will travel throughout specific regions of the state. The stationary mass vaccination sites will be held at:


* The Knights of Columbus, Lima, Ohio
* The Lucas County Rec Center, Maumee, Ohio
* Dayton-Montgomery County Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio
* The Celeste Center, Columbus, Ohio
* The Summit County Fairgrounds, Akron, Ohio
* The site of the former Dillard's at Southern Park Mall, Youngstown, Ohio
* The Cintas Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
* The Wilmington Airpark, Wilmington, Ohio
* Adena Medical Education Center, Chillicothe, Ohio
* Wayne Street Medical Campus, Marietta, Ohio
* Colony Square Mall, Zanesville, Ohio

Additionally, an Ohio Northern University mobile clinic will start next week and travel between Wyandot, Marion, Union, Logan, Crawford and Hardin counties.

Ohio Northern Calendar

The Ohio University Mobile Clinic will travel between Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Washington, Morgan and Perry counties.?

Ohio University

Additional details about the stationary and mobile clinics will be available at coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ].

Appointments can be scheduled by?visiting?gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]. or by calling 1-833-427-5634 (1-833-4-ASK-ODH). Appointments will be available for Ohioans ages 16 years and older.?

*VACCINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM*

The Ohio Department of Aging has created the Vaccine Maintenance Program to ensure new residents and employees, and established residents and employees who previously decided not to receive a vaccine, can still choose to receive one.?

"We are eager to partner with facilities across the state to ensure our long-term care residents and their caregivers are protected from COVID-19," said Governor DeWine.??

The list of facilities [ [link removed] ] includes nursing homes and assisted living facilities who have not indicated their willingness to participate in the Vaccine Maintenance Program or how they would make vaccinations available to their residents and staff.??

*BMV WEBSITE REDESIGN*

Lt. Governor Husted and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) today announced the launch of a vastly improved,?more user-friendly BMV website. The redesign?allows Ohio customers to have a faster, easier and more streamlined experience when they?are using?this resource. ?

"We've already?heard from many Ohioans who have found the newly redesigned site to be cleaner, more efficient and much easier to use," said Lt. Governor Husted, who also serves as Director of InnovateOhio. "The teams at InnovateOhio and the BMV built this site with?the customer in mind so?that when?someone visits BMV.Ohio.Gov,?they can?quickly find?what?they're looking for, get their question answered, and go on with their day."

The newly redesigned website features a number of enhanced tools including a?simplified authentication process for logging in, a dynamic search?function?to help?customers?explore by keyword, and a new ?My BMV? profile allowing the user to see the status of their driver?s license, organ donation options, driving record, and more, all on one page as compared to the?more than?ten?pages it was previously. Additionally, Ohioans will have an easier time utilizing the site on their mobile device.

*TEAM OHIO RECOGNITION*

Lt. Governor Husted also announced that this week, Government Technology Magazine named its annual Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers. This program annually recognizes the work of innovators around the country to improve state and local government through technology.??

Along with 21 individuals, the magazine recognized four teams. Among those teams was ?Team Ohio,? including Lt. Governor Husted and Ervan Rodgers, the State Chief Information Officer and Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.

The magazine focused on the state?s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with Ohio?s ongoing focus on making use of technology assets to improve the well-being of Ohioans and their health, property, security, livelihood, and prosperity.

*OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY SYSTEM*

New health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health shows declining rates of COVID-19 exposure and spread in ten counties.?

Dropping from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2: Brown, Columbiana, Coshocton, Fulton, Lawrence, and Logan.?

Dropping from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1: Holmes and Van Wert.?

Advisory

*JOB AND FAMILY SERVICES UPDATE*

Governor DeWine today announced a new agreement between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Google to conduct data analytics on all outstanding claims. Google will review claims for markers and patterns of fraud. This will allow the department to prioritize and quickly process legitimate, outstanding claims.?

Additionally, Governor DeWine announced that David DeVillers, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, will join the Public-Private Partnership Team (P3) as the law enforcement subject matter expert.? He will serve as a liaison between the department and local, state and federal law enforcement.?

*CASE DATA/VACCINE INFORMATION*

In-depth COVID-19 data for Ohio:?coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ].?

Ohio's central scheduling system:?gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]

All vaccine providers:?vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]

More vaccine information:?coronavirus.ohio.gov/vaccine [ [link removed] ]

Video of today's full update, including versions with foreign language translation, can be viewed on the?Ohio Channel's YouTube page [ [link removed] ].?

For more information on Ohio's response to COVID-19, visit?coronavirus.ohio.gov [ [link removed] ]?or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.


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