More than 31% of Ohioans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.A new interactive feature through the CDC's COVID Data Tracker breaks down how each county's vaccine distribution is going. Locally, Hamilton County is vaccinating its residents the fastest with 19.4% of residents vaccinated, according to the CDC. Hamilton County is outpacing Montgomery, Cuyahoga and Franklin counties. Warren County has vaccinated 18.9% of its residents, according to the CDC.Clermont County has vaccinated 17.7% of its residents, according to the CDC.Butler County has vaccinated 15.1% of its residents, according to the CDC.Brown County has vaccinated 13.7% of its residents, according to the CDC."I think our biggest challenge is getting it submitted to the state how much vaccine that we have gotten out," said Margery Paeltz, the Emergency Response Coordinator for the Brown County Health Department. "They want to get it out sooner, but we know it's more important to get it in people's arms."She said their limited staffing has delayed their ability to report vaccination data to the state. The health department currently has eight full-time employees, according to Paeltz.A spokesperson for the Health Collaborative said since Brown County does not have a major hospital, it is not receiving the same vaccine allocations as other counties. One tool that is working well for the department is their drive-thru vaccine clinics at the county fairgrounds. It has become their primary way of vaccinating residents. "Some bring their coffee and their newspaper and their books and watch their movies in their cars," she said. Cars line up in the early morning hours, usually beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. for a 10 a.m. start. Paeltz said one person started the line at 3:30 a.m. Distribution has been a challenge, but the department said it is doing its best. "We were able to get a lot of it out right away. Now it seems like we are getting a little more vaccine so therefore it may have to be on the shelf a little bit longer," she said. "We don't like to have it sitting there. We feel guilty, and we want it out because we know it's not doing us any good on the shelves."
More than 31% of Ohioans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
A new interactive feature through the CDC's COVID Data Tracker breaks down how each county's vaccine distribution is going.
Locally, Hamilton County is vaccinating its residents the fastest with 19.4% of residents vaccinated, according to the CDC. Hamilton County is outpacing Montgomery, Cuyahoga and Franklin counties.
- Warren County has vaccinated 18.9% of its residents, according to the CDC.
- Clermont County has vaccinated 17.7% of its residents, according to the CDC.
- Butler County has vaccinated 15.1% of its residents, according to the CDC.
- Brown County has vaccinated 13.7% of its residents, according to the CDC.
"I think our biggest challenge is getting it submitted to the state how much vaccine that we have gotten out," said Margery Paeltz, the Emergency Response Coordinator for the Brown County Health Department. "They want to get it out sooner, but we know it's more important to get it in people's arms."
She said their limited staffing has delayed their ability to report vaccination data to the state. The health department currently has eight full-time employees, according to Paeltz.
A spokesperson for the Health Collaborative said since Brown County does not have a major hospital, it is not receiving the same vaccine allocations as other counties.
One tool that is working well for the department is their drive-thru vaccine clinics at the county fairgrounds. It has become their primary way of vaccinating residents.
"Some bring their coffee and their newspaper and their books and watch their movies in their cars," she said.
Cars line up in the early morning hours, usually beginning at 5 or 6 a.m. for a 10 a.m. start. Paeltz said one person started the line at 3:30 a.m.
Distribution has been a challenge, but the department said it is doing its best.
"We were able to get a lot of it out right away. Now it seems like we are getting a little more vaccine so therefore it may have to be on the shelf a little bit longer," she said. "We don't like to have it sitting there. We feel guilty, and we want it out because we know it's not doing us any good on the shelves."
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