COVID

Doctors say new variants of COVID-19 Omicron are taking hold in other countries now and could cause a wave of COVID-19 this winter, just in time for Thanksgiving and December holidays.

Advocates for low-income Ohioans released the 2022 State of Poverty In Ohio report which showed that the state’s poverty rate at 12.7%.

WYSO’s Jerry Kenney spoke to SICSA President, Nora Vondrell about the current challenges and a rather unique benefit coming up to help with its mission.

New Covid vaccine booster shots became available at Greene County Public Health on Friday. Ohio reported over 21,000 COVID cases last week, 86 deaths – and nearly 3,700 new vaccinations.

Physicians in Ohio say they fear the "brain fog" that some people get as a side effect from COVID-19 could lead to long-term neurological damage.

Dayton Daily News: Court records allege Antoine Draines, through his company Freedom for Living Property Management, committed wire fraud by lying on applications for rental assistance through Miami Valley Community Action Partnership in 2020.

The Ohio Department of Health said shipments of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children six months- to five-years-old could arrive as soon as Monday.

The group is backing a new bill that focuses on incentives and penalties for businesses based on the vaccine status of employees

A federal court ordered the state to proceed with an August 2 primary using maps that were ruled unconstitutional in March.

Experts say rural Trump supporters are seeing an increase in COVID death tolls. Also, parasitic ticks are on the rise in Ohio.

A recent outbreak of monkeypox in Massachusetts has some wondering if it could spread. Doctors say it is very unlikely it will spread into the Cleveland and Akron metro areas.

The measure, now up for consideration in the Ohio Senate, would send more than $420 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to Ohio communities.