COLUMBUS, Ohio — A push from the White House to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates reaches Ohio.

What You Need To Know

  • U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge joined state and city leaders in an effort to to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in Ohio

  • Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joined Fudge at a Franklin County Public Health pop-up vaccine clinic at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank

  • Her trip to Ohio was part of the “Month of Action” campaign, a push by the Biden-Harris Administration to vaccinate the country

  • Biden is pushing for a 70% nationwide vaccination rate

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge joined state and city leaders for a stop in Columbus.

“This disease, this illness has no respect of person,” Fudge said. 

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther joined Fudge at a Franklin County Public Health pop-up vaccine clinic at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank in the Columbus suburb of Grove City.

Her trip to the Buckeye state was part of the “Month of Action” campaign, a push by the Biden-Harris Administration to vaccinate the country.

Fudge’s focus was on the youth.

“I was young once and I thought I was invincible just like they think they are,” Fudge said. “But this virus, this disease has no respect for person.”

Fudge made time to meet with volunteers at the clinic.

Dr. Tom Beckman said he’s been volunteering for Franklin County Public Health for the last four months. 

“The pandemic is not over and we still need to do the full court press to get more than 50% vaccinated in Ohio,” Beckman said.

Forty-eight percent of Franklin County has been fully vaccinated.

President Joe Biden is pushing for a 70% nationwide vaccination rate.​