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During a Facebook Live event Wednesday, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University and local public health officials discussed the ongoing vaccination campaign, COVID protocols that OHIO students and employees can participate in to assure their health and safety, and the partnership between OHIO, Athens City-County Health Department and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵHealth to keep the community safe and combat COVID-19. 

The panel discussion and below. 

The discussion featured Dr. Gillian Ice, special assistant to the president for public health operations at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University; Ken Johnson, executive dean and chief medical affairs officer at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University; and Jack Pepper, administrator of the Athens City-County Health Department. 

Samantha Pelham, OHIO media relations specialist, moderated the panel discussion, which included questions from the general public posted to OHIO’s social media channels. 

Panel discussions on topical issues, which include opportunities for University and community engagement, are hosted regularly on the University's and pages. 

For more information about the University’s coronavirus response, visit the Be Safe Bobcats website.