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Steubenville to be among 15 regional mass vaccination sites in Ohio, DeWine says

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VACCINATION -- In this photo provided by the Ohio Governor's Office, Gov. Mike DeWine gets his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kevin Sharrett on Feb. 2 in Jamestown, Ohio. -- Associated Press

COLUMBUS - Steubenville will be the site of one of 15 long-term mass-vaccination clinics that will allow Ohio to significantly expand regional access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday.

The state-sponsored mass vaccination clinics will be located in Lima, Maumee, Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Youngstown, Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Marietta, Wilmington, and Zanesville. Four mobile mass vaccination clinics will also make rounds, with the one serving Eastern and East-Central Ohio in Steubenville. Addition mobile clinics are set for Ada, Athens and Mansfield.

The state-sponsored, regional sites will be offered in addition to the eight-week mass vaccination clinic, which was announced earlier today, to open March 17 at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center.

The regional mass vaccination clinics, which will begin opening in the coming weeks as supply becomes available, will operate until they are no longer necessary.

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