Ohio’s chief medical officer says not affected: ‘This is really a period of time now’

Ohio’s top medical official issued a warning Wednesday that anyone who has not been vaccinated against the corona virus is more likely to become infected as more and more types of infections tighten their grip on the United States.

One of Ohio’s top medical professionals Press conference Wednesday There they discussed vaccination questions and safety. Bruce Vanderhof, chief medical officer of the Ohio Department of Health, warned residents that there must be a choice between vaccine and virus.

During the conference, Vanderhof said: “This is indeed a period of time,” not when an undeclared individual created COVID-19. “

“Either you can be vaccinated or you’re going to get COVID-19,” he added.

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Vanderhoff said the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio has doubled in the past few weeks and the number of hospital admissions has increased from 200 to 348.

“Delta will confirm it if all indications are that the data from July 4 to July 17 will become a fast-dominant variant in Ohio,” he said.

Ohio saw its Maximum spike In COVID-19 cases from Tuesday May, new calls from health officials urge residents to get vaccinated. Only 48.6 percent The state population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.

“The benefits of these COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks,” Vanderhoff later said.