CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic and more than 100 health systems across the U.S. have parterned with TikTok for the public health campaign #MaskUp, which calls on Americans to wear face masks more to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Cleveland Clinic has been sharing information on its TikTok account, featuring content that helps educate others more about the virus and why wearing a mask can help protect the user and those around them. 

The videos will also run in TikTok's advertising spaces.

"The country has reached a tipping point. If current trends continue, hospital leaders are increasingly concerned that shortages of healthy caregivers will make it difficult to handle a rapidly increasing number of patients," the Cleveland Clinic wrote in a statement. 

Ohio sits just below 400,000 total cases, which it's expected to pass Saturday. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reported 17,065 new cases over a two-day period Friday. ODH didn't post data Thursday because of Thanksgiving. 

More than 70 deaths were documented and over 470 people were hospitalized. 

The U.S. surpassed 13 million cases Friday, which is less than a week since the nation hit 12 million cases. 

Hospitals have been sounding the alarm about hospitalizations as they surge nationwide. Many health care workers have been getting sick or are in quarantine, leading to major staff shortages. A quarter of Ohio's hospitals are reporting staff shortages. 

Health care experts are warning residents to take precautions more seriously as they worry they will run out of health care workers to tend to patients. 

"While vaccines are showing great progress and promise, no one knows when those vaccines will be ready for widespread use. In the meantime, everyone must remain vigilant, take precautions and follow public health orders," stated the Cleveland Clinic. 

Gov. Mike DeWine has said that he expected the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Ohio around Dec. 15, spending emergency use authorization for each vaccine. So far, three companies have posted late trial data: Moderna, AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Each one has shown that they are more than 94% effective. The companies have applied for emergency use authorization, but they haven't been approved yet. 

If they are, the first batches are expected to go to health care workers and susceptible groups first. Officials expect to roll out the vaccines to the public after the first of the year.