Ohio National Guard Mobilized to Help With Rising COVID-19 Cases

Spc. Kailee Soares prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during a drive to vaccinate Hawaii National Guardsmen assigned to the COVID-19 task force response on Kauai Island, Jan. 12, 2021. U.S. Air National Guard /Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson

Gov. Mike DeWine has mobilized 1,050 members of the Ohio National Guard, effective from Dec. 20, to help with staffing shortages at hospitals because of the increasing number of people with the CCP (Communist China Party) virus.

In addition to the guard, the Department of Health is also working with a health care staffing company to help meet hospital needs, the governor’s office announced Dec. 17.