The Ohio Department of Health: The Road Back
UC expert among the sources discussing how Ohio recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic
Jennifer Forrester, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine/Photo/Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand
The Ohio Department of Health has released a public service announcement about COVID-19 vaccine distribution across the state. In it, several health care providers from across the state talk about how the vaccine is safe and remind viewers to continue to practice social distancing and wear masks.
Included among the providers featured in the PSA is Jennifer Forrester, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at the UC College of Medicine.
Watch the PSA by clicking on the video below.
Lead image by Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand
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