Governor DeWine said he hopes offering the shots to students will give them the opportunity to become vaccinated before traveling home for the summer.
HAPPENING TODAY ...COLLEGESAND UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO CANBEGIN VACCINATING STUDENTSUNDER GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE'SCOVID-19 PLAN.WCPO 9 NEWSREPORTER ALLY KRAEMER SHARESHOW THE PROCESS MIGHT WORKWHEN IT COMES TO TENS OFTHOUSANDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED LASTWEEK HE WAS PRIORITIZING THISGROUP, HOPING TO GET AS MANYCOLLEGE STUDENTS VACCINATED ASPOSSIBLE BEFORE THEY HEAD HOMEFOR SUMMER BREAK.ALTHOUGH THEFIRST PRIORITY REMAINSVACCINATING THE MOSTVULNERABLE POPULATION,GOVERNOR DEWINE SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT TO VACCINATE YOUNGADULTS AS WELL SINCE THEY CANCARRY THE VIRUS EVEN IF THEYDON'T GET VISIBLY SICK.AND THEGOAL IS TO GET THEM VACCINATEDIN ONE SPOT ON CAMPUSES BEFORETHE SEMESTERS END AND THEYSCATTER THROUGHOUT THE STATE.STUDENTS AT XAVIER UNIVERSITYARE HOPEFUL THIS IS ANOTHERSTEP CLOSER TO NORMAL ANDCLOSER TO FEELING LIKE THEIREDUCATION IS BACK ON TRACK.Abby Diehl/Xavier Universityfreshman18:37:35 "I wasrelieved and excited because Ireally want the vaccination soI can go on my school-led tripthis summer."WE ARE STILLWAITING TO SEE HOW BIGCAMPUSES LIKE UC AND XAVIERARE GOING TO GET STUDENTSSCHEDULED.USUALLY THE CINTASCENTER IS OPEN TO THE PUBLICFOR VACCINES, BUT WE MIGHT SEETHAT SHIFT ONCE THEY STARTPUSHING TO GET STUDENTSVACCINATED.REPORTING LIVE, AK,WCPO 9NEWS.
FSW and FGCU are celebrating graduation in person this year.
TODAY AT U-K...A TRAVELING CONTROVERSIAL ANTI-ABORTION EXHIBIT HOSTED BY CREATED EQUAL.
