On October 22, Governor Mike DeWine's office posted the first draft of the state's vaccination plan, which will be used to form a framework for the distribution of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine.
The draft plan, which the state created in response to federal requests, specifies that the following groups of people will receive priority vaccinations in the following order when a COVID-19 vaccine is eventually deployed en masse:
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Phase 1(A): High-risk health care workers and first responders.
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Phase 1(B): Older people in congregate settings or those with severe comorbidities that greatly increase risk to the virus.
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Phase 2: Essential workers in health care and human services not covered in Phase 1; teachers and school staff; people of all ages with comorbidities that increase risk; all older adults not included in Phase 1; people in homeless shelters; people living in group homes for people with disabilities, mental health issues, or substance abuse issues; and people and staff in jails and detention centers.
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Phase 3: Young adults, children, and all other essential workers.
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Phase 4: All Ohio residents not covered in the above phases.
