This timeline will be updated as DeWine announces new groups of Ohioans who can receive the vaccine.
Jan. 11 — Registered health care providers undergo a webinar outlining expectations for their part in the vaccination process.
Jan. 12 — Health care providers learn if they will receive vaccine doses and, if so, how many.
Jan 13-14 — Local emergency management agencies hold press conferences informing the public where the vaccine will be available, who can receive it and how they should get their shot.
Jan. 19 — People 80 and up become eligible to receive the vaccine, even if they are not in a nursing home or long-term care facility.
Jan. 25 — People 75 and up become eligible to receive the vaccine, even if they are not in a nursing home or long-term care facility. People who have any of the congenital or early-onset conditions listed under Phase 1B on this Ohio Department of Health page and an intellectual or developmental disability also become eligible and should expect to be contacted by local disability services to arrange their vaccination.
Feb. 1 — K-12 teachers may receive the vaccine if their district has agreed to return to in-person or hybrid learning by March 1. People 70 and up also become eligible to receive the vaccine, even if they are not in a nursing home or long-term care facility.
Feb. 8 — People 65 and up become eligible to receive the vaccine, even if they are not in a nursing home or long-term care facility.
Feb. 15 — All people who have any of the congenital or early-onset conditions listed here under Phase 1B become eligible to receive the vaccine.
March 4 — Over 800,000 Ohioans become newly eligible for the vaccine after a long period without significant expansion. On this date, any member of the following groups can schedule an appointment for their shot:
- Ohioans over the age of 60.
- Pregnant women.
- People with Type 1 diabetes.
- Bone marrow transplant recipients.
- People with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig's disease.
- People who work in childcare services, including administrators, lead and assistant teachers, and substitutes who are enrolled in Ohio’s Professional Registry who are currently working in open childcare and pre-kindergarten programs.
- Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, pharmacy board investigators, state fire marshal investigators and more.
- Funeral services workers, including embalmers, morticians, crematory operators and funeral home directors.
March 11 — All Ohioans over 50 become eligible for the vaccine. So do all people with type 2 diabetes and people with end-stage renal disease.
March 19 — All Ohioans over 40 become eligible for the vaccine.
March 29 — All adults in the state of Ohio are eligible for the vaccine.
