On February 28, 2024, CDC Director Mandy Cohen, M.D., M.P.H. endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years and older to receive an additional updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine dose. The recommendation acknowledges the increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19 in older adults, along with the currently available data […]
A case of measles has been identified in a second Miami County resident. This individual is associated with the previous case reported by Miami County Public health on February 20, 2024. MCPH staff have investigated this case and found no additional exposures to the public. Measles is very contagious. Children infected with measles can spread […]
MMR vaccines available at Wyandot County Public Health UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health recently reported Ohio’s first measles case of 2024. This case was identified in a Montgomery County resident who was evaluated at Dayton Children’s Hospital. ODH is working with affected health departments to identify and notify those who may […]
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio — It’s hard to have a happy holiday behind bars for drunk driving. The Wyandot County Safe Communities coalition is reminding county residents to keep the season merry and bright by refusing to drink and drive. Drivers will see officers working together through Jan. 1, 2024, to spread the message of the […]
UPPER SANDUSKY -- Wyandot County Public Health is now offering the 2023-2024 formulation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 6 months and older. The COVID-19 vaccines have been updated to improve protection provided against current variants of COVID-19. Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax have all been updated to a 2023-2024 formulation of the COVID-19 […]
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Wyandot County Public Health is now offering the 2023-2024 formulation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to individuals ages 12 and older. The COVID-19 vaccines have been updated to improve protection provided against current variants of COVID-19. Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax have all been updated to a 2023-2024 formulation of the COVID-19 vaccines based on the […]
COLUMBUS – Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA Thursday said he remains confident that updated COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be readily available to Ohioans, including to those without insurance. “If you have medical insurance, and that includes Medicare or Medicaid, vaccines should be covered as a preventive health service, which means […]
Wyandot County Public Health has temporarily canceled its COVID-19 vaccination clinics while awaiting news on a new vaccine. On Monday, Sept. 11 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved and authorized for emergency use monovalent (single) component COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, targeted against the currently circulating Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. Approved vaccines are as follows: As part […]
Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to: Background Vibrio are bacteria that cause an estimated 80,000 illnesses each year in the United States. About a dozen species of Vibrio are pathogenic to humans. V. parahaemolyticus causes the most infections in the United States, […]
