By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press A U.S. health panel says it's time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots. Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated before the U.S. suspended J&J's shot, health officials uncovered ...
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud and Ohio Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff are advising all Ohio vaccine providers to temporarily pause using the Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) vaccine. The announcement is in response to ...
As the nation kicked off National Public Health Week, turmoil and change has continued in local administrations. ¯ Marietta-Belpre Health Department Concerns about the joint health department encompassing both of Washington County’s cities have residents and other health workers questioning the impacts on elderly and homeless or transient individuals’ access to coronavirus vaccination in the middle of a pandemic. Marietta Law Director Paul Bertram confirmed Monday the department remains under investigation by both city administrations and by the (Ohio) State Employee Relations ...
With the lifting of some restrictions due to COVID-19, Compass Drug Court officials are hopeful they will see some semblance of normal soon. “We’re doing well and chugging along and hopefully we’ll get back in person,” said Washington County Common Pleas Judge Mark Kerenyi, who oversees the program. Compass Drug Court was launched Jan. 28, 2019. The minimum time in the program for a successful completion is 14 months. The first two graduates of the Compass Drug Court were celebrated in July at the Washington County Courthouse. Kerenyi said they’ve had several more drug ...
By Michele Newbanks Staff Reporter Local residents sweltered in the hot summer sun last year, but with the easing of some pandemic restrictions, families will have a place to cool off starting May 29 at the Marietta Aquatic Center. But between now and then, a lot of work will be done to ...
Plans are already underway for changes at the Washington County Home under the guidance of the new director, Deanna Green. Fiscal and administrative work for the home will soon be handled by Washington County Job and Family Services. Flite Freimann, JFS director, said any discussion on the home has to start with the work retired director Jeff Campbell did over the past six years. “When you look at the congregate care of other facilities and having COVID run rampant through them and the fact that he was able to keep that out of the county home has been really remarkable,” Freimann ...
