CHANCE TO GET IT. AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION POINT PERSON FOR DOZENS OF LOCAL HOSPITALS KRISTA HYSON UNDERSTANDS WHY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT MEDICAL EXPERTS ARE QUESTIONING THE WAY COVID-19 VACCINES ARE BEING ADMINISTERED. I KNOW IT CAN BE KIND OF CONFUSING TO RECEIVE THE INFORMATION WHERE IT’S LIKE, WELL THIS MANY DOSES WAS YOU KNOW, WE’RE GIVEN TO YOU BUT ONLY THIS MANY WERE ADMINISTERED. WHY IS THAT? WELL, IT IS SUCH A COMPLEX PROCESS. WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE HITTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PHASE AND THE RIGHT TIME WELL CRITICS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL COMPLAIN ABOUT VACCINE PROMISES VERSUS REALITY - AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE VACCINATION PLANNING PROCESS HERE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE THINGS CURRENTLY STAND SO FAR SO GOOD. SO SOME OF THE SHIPMENTS THAT CAME IN WERE MORE THAN WE EXPECTED AND SOME OF THE SHIPMENTS WERE LESS THAN WE EXPECTED. BUT HERE’S THE GOOD THING IN OUR SOUTHWEST OHIO REGION. WE’RE GOOD AT SHARING. YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT AFTER THE FACT AND SAY HEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER, BUT THAT WAS WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CREATED AND OHIO IS SIMPLY IMPLEMENTING THAT AND IT’S EVEN KILL A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING VACCINATED QUICKLY SPEAKING TODAY, OHIO GOVERNOR. MIKE DEWINE SAID, OHIO CAN ONLY DISTRIBUTE THE DOSES OF VACCINE THAT THE STATE. SEETHES WHILE HE CALLED THAT A SUPPLY PROBLEM THIS AFTERNOON THE WIND SING THE PRAISES OF UC HEALTH FOR GETTING SHOTS INTO THE ARMS OF FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IT’S NICE TO SEE THAT WHAT WE’RE DOING IS RECOGNIZED OBVIOUSLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE HELP EVERYONE TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS WE’VE BEEN ACTUALLY BE SO MANAGING TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS AT THE RIGHT TIME IN A QUICK MANNER IS REALLY WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE NOW, THAT’S DR. DUSTIN CALHOUN. HE’S AN EXPERT IN VACCINE LOGISTICS. I DO YOU SEE HEALTH AND HE KNOWS IT’S EASY TO BE CRITICAL OF THE ROLLOUT, BUT HE SAYS THE PROCESS AGAIN, SO INCREDIBLY COMPLEX THAT IF IT’S NOT DONE THE RIGHT WAY, THEN THAT WOULD CREATE EVEN MORE CONSTERNATION REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT TODD -- WLWT NEWS 5 TODD NOW THE NEXT QUESTION EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW DO THE EXPERTS THAT YOU TALKED TO KNOW WHEN MORE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED. YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, THAT’S THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION RIGHT A DR. CALHOUN. WHO AGAIN KNEE DEEP AND THAT VACCINE PLANNING SAYS HE WISHES HE COULD GIVE AN ANSWER, BUT H THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY VARIABLES. NOW FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, IT’S HARD TO FIGURE OUT JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL FIT INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL CATEGORIES OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT AND EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW THAT FIGURE, DR. CALHOUN SAYS YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY WANT TO GET THE VACCINE. HE SAYS A MISCALCULATION ON EITHER FRONT COULD REALLY SLOW THINGS DOWN ASHLEY.
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As the public information point person for dozens of hospitals throughout Greater Cincinnati, Christa Hyson understands why people who are not medical experts are questioning the way COVID-19 vaccines are being administered."I know it can be kind of confusing to receive the information where it's, like, well this many doses were given to you, but only this many were administered. Why is that? Well, it is such a complex process," Hyson said. "We are making sure we are hitting the right people in the right phase in the right time."While critics at the national level complain about vaccine promises versus reality, Hyson, public information officer for The Health Collaborative, and others involved in the vaccination planning process are comfortable with where things currently stand."So far, so good. So, some of the shipments that came in were more than we expected. And some of the shipments were less than we expected. But here's the good thing - In our southwest Ohio region, we're good at sharing," Hyson said."You can always look after the fact and say, 'Hey, you now, maybe a different structure would have been better.' But that was what the federal government created and Ohio is simply implementing that. And it seems, you know, a lot of people are getting vaccinated quickly," said Peter Van Runkle, executive director of the Ohio Health Care Association.Speaking Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio can only distribute the doses of vaccine that the state receives. While he called that a "supply problem," DeWine sang the praises of UC Health for getting shots into the arms of front line health care workers as quickly as possible."It's nice to see that what we're doing is recognized," UC Health Dr. Dustin Calhoun said. "Obviously, the most important thing is that we help everyone to be as efficient as we've managed to be. ... Managing to make the right decisions at the right time in a quick manner is really what makes the difference."Calhoun knows it's easy to be critical of the rollout, but he said the process is so incredibly complex that if it's not done the right way, then that would create even more consternation.
As the public information point person for dozens of hospitals throughout Greater Cincinnati, Christa Hyson understands why people who are not medical experts are questioning the way COVID-19 vaccines are being administered.
"I know it can be kind of confusing to receive the information where it's, like, well this many doses were given to you, but only this many were administered. Why is that? Well, it is such a complex process," Hyson said. "We are making sure we are hitting the right people in the right phase in the right time."
While critics at the national level complain about vaccine promises versus reality, Hyson, public information officer for The Health Collaborative, and others involved in the vaccination planning process are comfortable with where things currently stand.
"So far, so good. So, some of the shipments that came in were more than we expected. And some of the shipments were less than we expected. But here's the good thing - In our southwest Ohio region, we're good at sharing," Hyson said.
"You can always look after the fact and say, 'Hey, you now, maybe a different structure would have been better.' But that was what the federal government created and Ohio is simply implementing that. And it seems, you know, a lot of people are getting vaccinated quickly," said Peter Van Runkle, executive director of the Ohio Health Care Association.
Speaking Monday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio can only distribute the doses of vaccine that the state receives. While he called that a "supply problem," DeWine sang the praises of UC Health for getting shots into the arms of front line health care workers as quickly as possible.
"It's nice to see that what we're doing is recognized," UC Health Dr. Dustin Calhoun said. "Obviously, the most important thing is that we help everyone to be as efficient as we've managed to be. ... Managing to make the right decisions at the right time in a quick manner is really what makes the difference."
Calhoun knows it's easy to be critical of the rollout, but he said the process is so incredibly complex that if it's not done the right way, then that would create even more consternation.
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