Tag: Coronavirus

• Children as young as 6 months old may soon be eligible for updated COVID-19 boosters after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the OK Thursday for Moderna and Pfizer to amend their emergency use authorizations for the updated vaccine formula, also known as bivalent boosters.

• There were seven additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days, including three in Allen County, one in Hardin County, one in Putnam County and two in Van Wert County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• There were two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days, including one in Allen County and one in Van Wert County, ODH data show.

• Seventeen residents and two employees at Wyngate Senior Living Community tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• There were two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days, including one in Allen County and one in Putnam County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• There were three additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 reported in the five-county region in the last seven days, including two in Allen County and one in Van Wert County, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday elevated Allen County’s COVID-19 risk level to medium, during which people at higher risk for severe illness should take additional precautions like wearing a mask due to the prevalence of virus in the community.

• Twenty-five residents and 10 employees at the Meadows of Delphos nursing home tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week, one of several active nursing home outbreaks in the region, the Ohio Department of Health reported Thursday.

• Children as young as 5 are now eligible for the updated COVID-19 boosters after the FDA and CDC authorized the change this week.

• Allen County Public Health will continue offering updated COVID-19 boosters and influenza vaccines at its off-site immunization clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays at Clock Tower Plaza, 927 N. Cable Road, Lima, in suites 195 and 200, through Friday, Dec. 30.