Ohio Governor Mike DeWine '72 stopped by Ohio Northern University鈥檚 COVID-19 mobile mass vaccination clinic held on campus Friday, April 2 at King Horn Sports Center. DeWine聽toured the clinic, spoke to media and encouraged people to take advantage of聽快播视频鈥檚 state-sponsored 鈥淪ix counties in 60 days鈥 mobile mass-vaccination initiative聽that is taking place in six Ohio counties through May.
"We're very happy to be back at 快播视频," said聽DeWine, who graduated from the Pettit College of Law. "We're making some real progress," he noted of vaccination efforts, adding that about 30 percent聽of Ohio residents are now vaccinated thanks to clinics such as 快播视频's HealthWise Mobile Clinic. "This is really the way that we fight back against the virus. It puts us on the offensive. I feel good about where we are."
快播视频 Raabe College of Pharmacy Dean Steve Martin, Pharm.D.,聽said he was grateful for the governor鈥檚 visit and for his vaccine advocacy.
鈥淚 appreciate all the work he (DeWine) has done to help us get out and vaccinate people, including college kids so that we can send them home safely" and those who live in places "where it may be difficult for people to access care," said Martin. 鈥淚鈥檓 also glad that he could see our team in action.鈥
King Horn Sports Center鈥檚 field house included several vaccination stations. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. pharmacy and nursing students, supervised by faculty and other pharmacists, were administering Johnson & Johnson shots and providing vital information about the vaccine. After receiving the vaccine, patients were guided to a seating area where they received printed materials and an 快播视频 HealthWise-branded sleeve to safely store their official CDC vaccine card, and waited 15 minutes to determine if they would have an initial allergic聽reaction to the vaccine; students explained some of the more common symptoms include a sore arm, headache and fever.
In March, Governor DeWine designated 快播视频 Raabe College of Pharmacy鈥檚 HealthWise Mobile Clinic as a mass-vaccination site for serving those who don鈥檛 have easy access to larger metropolitan areas where vaccines are more readily available. The clinic, staffed by Ohio Northern pharmacy students and faculty, is visiting locations in Hardin, Logan, Union, Marion, Crawford and Wyandot counties to administer the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which will eliminate the need to for people to schedule and travel for a second dose. Michael Rush, Pharm.D., director of 快播视频 HealthWise and pharmacy residency programs, said the clinic expects to receive up to 2,200 doses per week and administer about 500 doses each day it is on location.
HealthWise is also coordinating with county health departments and emergency personnel on this state-level initiative to identify appropriate mobile clinic sites for rural residents with varying needs.
For several weeks, 快播视频 has been collaborating with the Hardin County Health Department to administer vaccinations to high-risk individuals and essential workers. Friday鈥檚 clinic will be the first mass vaccination clinic to be held on campus as part of Ohio Northern鈥檚 state-sponsored mobile initiative that began Wednesday, March 31 in Logan County.
HealthWise mobile clinic is serving all its designated sites within a six-county region in a four-day continuing rotation. 鈥淓ach of these locations has associated with it some sort of a building or grounds that we will use,鈥 such as a church fellowship halls and gymnasiums, says Rush. 鈥淭he mobile clinic then becomes a rolling headquarters鈥 complete with two medical-grade refrigerators and a freezer to store the vaccine, and a secure internet connection to manage data.
A complete state-sponsored HealthWise mobile clinic schedule can be found here.
To schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment for a HealthWise mobile clinic, visit .