/tags/franklin-county-public-health Franklin County Public Health en-US Copyright Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:49:41 GMT /coronavirus/2022-08-19/indoor-mask-advisory-lifted-for-franklin-county Franklin County's indoor mask advisory was lifted on Friday due to a decline in COVID cases. Fri, 19 Aug 2022 17:49:41 GMT /coronavirus/2022-08-19/indoor-mask-advisory-lifted-for-franklin-county Nick Houser /coronavirus/2021-11-03/central-ohio-health-centers-prepare-to-vaccinate-thousands-of-kids-five-and-older The CDC approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11 years old on Tuesday, and health centers are preparing to make shots available to the 125,000 kids in Franklin County now eligible. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:08:28 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-03/central-ohio-health-centers-prepare-to-vaccinate-thousands-of-kids-five-and-older Scott Good /coronavirus/2021-04-13/central-ohio-vaccine-providers-maintain-service-despite-johnson-johnson-pause Ohio officials have called a halt to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least temporarily, but sites administering other vaccines will still be available. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:48:33 GMT /coronavirus/2021-04-13/central-ohio-vaccine-providers-maintain-service-despite-johnson-johnson-pause Debbie Holmes /news/2021-01-14/columbus-prepares-for-limited-supplies-in-second-phase-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout Columbus and Franklin County health officials are preparing for phase 1B of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, which the state says will begin next鈥� Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:31:30 GMT /news/2021-01-14/columbus-prepares-for-limited-supplies-in-second-phase-of-covid-19-vaccine-rollout Clare Roth /news/2020-12-29/franklin-county-ems-workers-receive-covid-19-vaccine Franklin County first responders started receiving their first doses of coronavirus vaccine Monday.Franklin County Public Health opened its first COVID-19鈥� Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:38:11 GMT /news/2020-12-29/franklin-county-ems-workers-receive-covid-19-vaccine Steve Brown /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-05-27/wellness-wednesday-dining-out-while-social-distancing Ohio restaurants are grappling with how to resume indoor dining service while adhering to state orders on social distancing.Some restaurant operators are鈥� Wed, 27 May 2020 12:12:14 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-05-27/wellness-wednesday-dining-out-while-social-distancing /news/2020-05-20/franklin-county-public-health-apologizes-for-guidance-on-masks-for-african-americans Franklin County Public Health has apologized after releasing a document advising African Americans to avoid face coverings that might be interpreted as鈥� Wed, 20 May 2020 20:44:20 GMT /news/2020-05-20/franklin-county-public-health-apologizes-for-guidance-on-masks-for-african-americans /news/2020-03-15/coronavirus-in-ohio-two-more-cases-in-franklin-county Two new cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Franklin County. The cases were confirmed by Franklin County Public Health on Sunday morning.Both鈥� Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:36:36 GMT /news/2020-03-15/coronavirus-in-ohio-two-more-cases-in-franklin-county Nick Houser, Steve Brown /news/2020-01-13/franklin-county-overdoses-went-up-in-2019-preliminary-data-show Preliminary data from Franklin County Public Health show 380 Franklin County residents died of an overdose between January and September 2019. That is a鈥� Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:15:00 GMT /news/2020-01-13/franklin-county-overdoses-went-up-in-2019-preliminary-data-show /news/2019-09-03/franklin-county-unveils-three-year-grant-to-track-opioid-abuse Thanks to a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Franklin County will receive nearly $4 million annually for the next three years to鈥� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:08:09 GMT /news/2019-09-03/franklin-county-unveils-three-year-grant-to-track-opioid-abuse Nick Evans