Ohio second to last in percentage of nursing-home staff having completed the coronavirus vaccine – cleveland.com

Ohio nursing home staff fully vaccinated

In Ohio, 72.4% of nursing home staff are fully vaccinated. Only Missouri comes in lower, at 71.9%. The national average is 84.4%.

COLUMBUS, Ohio–Ohio is second to last nationally in the level of nursing-home staff who have completed the coronavirus vaccine – at 72.4%, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Only Missouri comes in lower, at 71.9%. The national average is 84.4%, with Rhode Island leading the 50 states, plus Guam and Puerto Rico, at 99.4%.