Nearly 200,000 Ohioans Have Received 2 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine

OHIO — Nearly 200,000 Ohioans have completed the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

“The second dose of the vaccine is very important because it further boosts the immune response to ensure long-term protection,” said ODH Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff. “Showing this data on our dashboard will help show how many Ohioans are protected from COVID-19.”

After much discussion, the state health department released data on who has received the second COVID-19 vaccine shot this week. As of Tuesday, 199,902 Ohioans have completed the vaccination process. That's 1.71 percent of Ohio's population.

At least 882,796 Ohioans have received at least the first part of the COVID-19 vaccine.

How does Ohio's COVID-19 vaccine distribution compare to neighbors? The state trails most of its neighbors in terms of per capita vaccination.

In Michigan, with a smaller population than Ohio, 214,051 people have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pennsylvania has given two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to 201,797 residents.

Indiana has fully vaccinated 155,362 residents. There are 6.7 million people living in Indiana.