Zanesville, Ohio (Dec. 7, 2020) – Genesis HealthCare System is one of 10 sites across the state that will receive and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available. The Ohio Department of Health identified the sites across the state that will receive the vaccine after a COVID-19 vaccine is given emergency-use authorization.
The 10 sites were selected based on geography, population and access to ultra-cold storage capacity. Other sites will begin receiving shipments of vaccine following final approval.
Once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices issues its recommendation on how to use the vaccine, these sites will begin administering the vaccine immediately to those who choose to receive it and are identified as able to receive it in the first stage.
Ohio will first vaccinate those who are most at risk, including those who work in long-term care facilities, nursing homes, high-risk healthcare workers and first responders.
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