CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Obesity is near the top of a list of underlying conditions that exponentially increase your risk of severe COVID illness, hospitalization or death. But Ohio’s vaccination protocol for phases 1b and 1c excludes obesity, along with COPD, smoking and other conditions that could be considered lifestyle choices.
We’re talking about the reasoning and what it means on This Week in the CLE.
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Here are the questions we’re answering today:
Why did Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine leave obesity out of the conditions qualifying people for the coronavirus vaccine?
Bill Seitz has been working hard to ensure that FirstEnergy get the billions of dollars in spoils of its $60 million investment in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, but did he really stand up Wednesday and say he sees no evidence of corruption in the bill’s passage?
How is University Hospitals working to help you if you get a mild case of the coronavirus?
How might the confirmation Wednesday of Marcia Fudge as chief of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development a big deal for Northeast ohioans living in poverty?
Is Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine headed for the big showdown with the Legislature over the governor’s power to issue health orders, as he has done throughout the pandemic?
Has the Solon High School principal been cleared of an anonymous allegation that she had an inappropriate relationship with a student 15 years ago?
With the lovely weather we’re seeing this week, we wondered whether the overwhelming demand for new bicycles that began in the pandemic is continuing. Is it?
Data guru Rich Exner says the new stimulus bill is not the simple sending of $1,400 to people. How could people benefit from the tax ramifications of this package?
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