Loveland, Ohio – After 4 big conference wins last week that led to an ECC Championship, RP Diamond named the entire Women’s Varsity Basketball team the “Athlete of the Week”.
Tag: Claire Beseler
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Celebrating the 100th day of school by dressing up as 100-year-olds
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland Early Childhood Center Students celebrated their 100th day of school by dressing up as 100-year-olds.
“The cutest day of the year at LECC and we’re sharing the tradition with you. Curlers, pearls, glasses, and sweaters are the must-have fashion items for our tiny seniors! Enjoy,” said the District in a Facebook post.
All photos provided by the Loveland District.
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Loveland Elementary students earn robot design award
Loveland, Ohio – Anderson A., Logan P., Sam H., Hunter H., Maddie D., and Nicholas G. competed on the Loveland Robotics Team 51294 RobotActiveX and won the “Robot Design Award” which is given to a team that “uses outstanding programming principles and solid engineering practices to develop a robot that is mechanically sound, durable, efficient and highly capable of performing challenging missions.”
Photo provided by Loveland Elementary School.
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DeWine’s COVID-19 Update: Vaccine Distribution, Nursing Home Cases Drop, more…
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted yesterday provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VACCINE DISTRIBUTION UPDATE
Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio received a total of 214,525 first doses of vaccine this week. A total of 223,025 first doses are scheduled to arrive in Ohio during the week of February 15.
The federal retail pharmacy program will soon begin allotting doses to Ohio’s more than 160 Rite Aid pharmacies. Vaccine distribution will also expand into all 194 Kroger pharmacies.
Those with specific medical conditions that put them at a very high risk of dying from COVID-19 will be eligible for vaccinations next week.
Ohioans born with the medical conditions outlined below, or those who were diagnosed in early childhood whose conditions continued into adulthood, will qualify to be vaccinated beginning on February 15.
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer at Ohio Department of Health, explained these conditions in more detail. His remarks are available on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page.
Approximately 12,000 individuals with these severe medical conditions and developmental disabilities have already been vaccinated, and vaccinations of those in this group will continue.
NURSING HOME CASES
Governor DeWine announced today that the number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio’s nursing homes has dropped more than 77 percent since late November. This dramatic drop in cases follows Ohio’s aggressive efforts to vaccinate residents and staff in Ohio’s long-term care facilities.
As outlined in the chart below, there were 2,697 COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities in Ohio during the week of November 29, 2021. During the week of January 17, there were 612 positive cases.
SCHOOL MODEL UPDATE
Governor DeWine shared the latest information on the number of school districts that are physically in school versus those that are fully or partially remote. As a condition to receive priority access to the vaccine, schools were required to commit to full or partial in-person learning by March 1. All but one school district in Ohio have committed to this plan.
OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY SYSTEM
There was no change in this week’s Ohio Public Health Advisory System map. A county-by-county breakdown outlining the presence of COVID-19 in all of Ohio’s 88 counties can be found on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System’s website.
CURRENT CASE DATA (2-12-21)
In total, there are 931,437 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 reported in Ohio and 12,577 confirmed and probable COVID-19 deaths. A total of 48,269 people have been hospitalized throughout the pandemic, including 6,908 admissions to intensive care units. In-depth data can be accessed by visiting coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Video of today’s full update, including versions with foreign language translation, can be viewed on the Ohio Channel’s YouTube page.
For more information on Ohio’s response to COVID-19, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
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To tamp down rumors: Statement from Superintendent of Schools
Loveland, Ohio – Loveland School Superintendent Bradley Neavin has asked Loveland Magazine to send the below message to the community about a situation yesterday at the Loveland Middle School.
In a phone call, Neavin said, “The situation is being investigated. It is being handled. We’ve pulled our resources together, including our outside resources which include our resource officers and everybody is safe.”
LMS Safety Update
Tiger Family –
We wanted to update you on a situation involving Loveland Middle School. Yesterday, the school administration was informed of a safety concern involving one of our students. This situation was reported to the school administration and an investigation, involving school and central administration, student support personnel, and the school resource officer in collaboration with the Loveland City Police Department, was initiated.
In communication with the parents of the student, the situation was addressed and per the investigation, Loveland Middle School was determined to be safe.
Thank you for your continued cooperation and collaboration.
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Apply for Loveland Stage Company Creative Arts Scholarship
Submitted by Nancy Downing
Loveland, Ohio – Each year the Loveland Stage Company recognizes a graduating high school student with its Creative Arts Scholarship.
The Loveland Stage Company is offering a scholarship again this year in the amount of $1000. In order to qualify for the scholarship, the graduating student must reside in the Loveland City School District, attend Loveland High School, or be an offspring of a Loveland Stage Company member. This scholarship is intended to be used toward college or university tuition, room and board, or books.
The Loveland Stage Company wishes to encourage and support young local talent. Therefore, prospective applicants must be planning to further their education in the Creative Arts. Qualifying areas of study include, but are not limited to: art, music, theater, photography, film, dance, and majors that support these studies. Students are asked to submit examples of their talent in their chosen field and a high school transcript demonstrating the ability to succeed academically as part of the application process.
Applications are available on the Loveland Stage Company website and are due no later than Sunday March 14.
Or, download the application here.
For information or questions contact our Scholarship Chair Theresa Kovacs at (513) 697-6769.
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Watch the Loveland Stage Company’s Holiday Radio Show
Loveland Magazine is in a holiday spirit because we were able to help keep local ARTSalive by lending our video equipment to the Stage Company for the recording of this show and being a year-round sponsor to make possible this production of:
2020 LSC Holiday Radio Show
By The Loveland Stage Company
Recorded: December 2, 2020
Released: December 11, 2020Scroll to the bottom to watch the show!
Cast:
Becky Jones – Storytelling of A visit from St Nicholas
Becky is thrilled to participate in the LSC holiday show! She is the music director at Christ Presbyterian Church, the assistant band director at Loveland high school and teaches flute clarinet and sax privately. She loves playing in pit orchestras around town for fun!
When she isn’t teaching or playing, she spends time at her farm with her herd of dairy goats! She loves sharing the stage with her best buddy, Louie!
Louie Jones
Louie loves the Loveland Stage Company! This is his second performance with the company and is honored to be here with his friends. He wants to thank Michael and Jill for this opportunity to develop his onstage persona! He also hopes everyone has a great howliday!
Caitlyn Sanderson – Story of The First Holiday without a Family Member
Caitlyn is thrilled to be performing in her first radio show in LSC. She’s been with LSC for 4 years helping backstage, ushering shows, and going to Saturday’s Dance Class with Margie. She was recently in Gypsy as Agnes with LSC. She’s also involved with different theater groups such as Mason Community Players and Queen City Productions. When, she isn’t at the theater, she works full time as an Order Picker at The Hillman Group and spending time with her nephew and niece, Beau & June. She thanks her family and her co-workers for their support. Lastly, she would like to thank Michael & Jill, who allowed her to be part of the radio show. Caitlyn wants to dedicate the radio show to her Grandma Dolores who recently passed away last December.
Dave Marcus – Singing – Nothing But A Child
Dave is currently Vice President of LSC. He has been in a number of LSC productions including, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, and The Producers. Dave has a love of Celtic music and plays the guitar, mandolin, 4-string banjo, and octave mandolin in several bands around Cincinnati. He would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and to stay healthy during these trying times.
The Hubbard Family Band – playing/singing Christmas melodies. Arranged by Aiden Hubbard
The Hubbard Family Band was first established in 2000 when Christopher and Melinda officially joined forces. They performed together at events around the country (mostly at the weddings of friends). In 2002, Aiden came singing into the world, and has never stopped. Gavin joined in at the end of 2004. In honor of these boys, the band recorded their first album – Lullabies That Will Hopefully Put Them To Sleep. But the band was not complete until 2007 when Mearen joined in. At age 5, Mearen overheard her parents say ‘All we need is a drummer!’ and she never looked back. In its current incarnation (Aiden – arranger, composer, vocals, electric ukulele; Gavin – saxophone; Mearen – percussion, vocals; Christopher – guitar, bass, voice of reason; Melinda – vocals, keyboard, videographer, general-keeping-it-togetherer), The Hubbard Family Band provided music and fun to family and friends via videos on Facebook during the pandemic shut down. We are thrilled to be at the Loveland Stage Company to share our love of music, family, and holidays with you.
Jazz McMullen – Singing O Holy Night
Jazz is a Cincinnati Native and graduate of The School for Creative and Performing Arts, where he majored in Drama, Vocal Music and Musical Theatre. He is thrilled to continue his involvement with LSC in the Holiday Radio Show! Being no stranger to the stage, Jazz has appeared in such productions as; Dreamgirls (James “Thunder” Early), Parade (Newt Lee/Riley), Beauty and the Beast (Maurice), Little Shop of Horrors (Mushnik), The Whiz (Lion) and a host of others! “Give me your hands if we be friends and Robin shall restore amends.”
Jill Gornet – Announcer / Producer
Jill is excited to be co-producing The LSC Holiday Radio Show. She was co-producer for Bugsy Malone, Jr., Don’t Drink the Water and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Jill won an Orchid as the producer of The Drowsy Chaperone. She was last seen on-stage at LSC in Memphis (Clara/ensemble), White Christmas (quintet/ensemble), Will Rogers Follies (quartet) and Fiddler on the Roof (Rifke/ensemble). Retired from USPS, she sings with Sharonville Chorus at retirement/assisted living homes. Jill would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.
Micheal Harris-Kiser – Announcer / Director / Producer
Micheal is a multiple award-winning director, actor, and set designer. Studying acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Micheal has pursued his passion for theatre in various fields. He is co-founder of Stage and Steel in Pittsburgh, PA. He has performed with many groups throughout the city. His set designs have graced many a stage. He serves as president for the LSC board, as well as secretary for The Greater Cincinnati ACT board. He is delighted to continue bringing LSC Radio to you.
Jenna Schroeder – Story of Mary’s Journey
Jenna is a mom, writer, dancer and doula in Loveland. She enjoys participating in LSC’s productions whenever she gets a chance! Jenna is excited to share her rendition of the journey of Mary and Joseph during the holiday season with LSC’s radio program. Although it’s been a heavy year, she hopes her story will provide encouragement to everyone listening…that even out of hard places, beautiful things are born. She wishes you and yours, a very Merry Christmas!
Lily Schroeder – singing Silent Night (with Jenna)
Lily is an actor, singer, and dancer who is in Loveland Show Choir. She loves to read any book she can get her hands on and is excited to sing “Silent Night” on LSC’s radio station! She hopes you enjoy and that you have a merry Christmas!
Mary Shumar – Story of My Memorable New Years Eve
Mary’s love of theatre dates back to children’s theatre classes in Canton, Ohio. At Marquette University, Mary worked in the costume shop and made time to perform in student productions. Her favorite role was Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. As a “grownup,” Mary’s audience had been limited mostly to preschoolers, teacher trainees, and her three grandsons. Since moving to Loveland in 2018, she has enjoyed performing in both Mamma Mia and now the LSC Radio holiday show. It’s so much fun to be onstage and to spend time with theatre people! Mary wants to thank Micheal and Jill for assembling this happy group of performers to celebrate the holidays!
Susan Schapiro – Story of Juggling Two Holidays in the Family
Susan is delighted to be performing in her 8th LSC show. After a 41-year break from musical theater, she has been thrilled to perform in many LSC musicals, from Anything Goes to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, as well as in Eastside Players’ Mary Poppins, Oliver, and Into the Woods, in Footlighters’ Jekyll and Hyde, and most recently in Queen City Productions’ Titanic. This is her first and long-awaited experience with a radio show. A retired neonatologist, Susan also enjoys choral singing and is currently a member of the Forest-aires and Jubilant Singers. She thanks her family for their support, and trusts that everyone will love the 2020 LSC holiday show.Crew: 
Bob Kessler – Tech Director
Bob works as both a Director of Photography in the regional video community, and as an artist at Kessler Studios, a Loveland-based stained glass and mosaic firm. Bob has served as the Lighting Chair for the Loveland Stage Company since 2013, and has volunteered as Lighting Director on many plays at LSC: Cole: An Entertainment, Memphis, 9 to 5, Jekyll & Hyde, Fiddler On The Roof, I Remember Mama, Oklahoma!, and The Producers.
John Nixon – Music Director
John’s musical experience stretches over a wide range of styles and eras from directing a Renaissance choral group in his native England to performing and recording on digital electronic instruments for modern-day musicals. John has worked with many of Cincinnati’s community theater groups as music director and orchestra member and is the recipient of numerous Orchid awards at local, regional and state levels. He directed the music and vocals for “Miss Saigon”, “Anything Goes”, “The Producers” and “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum” and most recently “Cole” for Loveland Stage Company.
Nancy Hartman-Downing – Photography
Nancy has been Owner/President of Cleveland Specialties Company since 1986, which designs and manufactures paperboard and plastic packaging products for the food and dairy industry. Her experience is in administration, sales, accounting and computer technology. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Baldwin-Wallace College. She currently serves as President for Loveland Woman’s Club. Nancy has been involved with LSC since 2006 doing fundraising, photography, publicity, ticket sales, program ad sales, as well as serving on the Board of Directors as Treasurer. She enjoys working with such a talented group and looks forward to continuing her involvement into the future.
Donating to LSC
With your donation, Loveland Stage Company is able to provide quality theater and performing arts experiences for the greater Cincinnati community. Your donation allows us to make updates to our theater as well as produce some award winning theater. Even $1 dollar goes far to help us provide our audience and community with a great performance. The donations we receive go to our general fund, which supports the theater, including maintenance, licensing fees, technical upgrades, and productions.
Thank you for generosity and support of community theater.
Many companies offer matching grants for their employees participation in community theaters. Ask your company if they offer one. (For example, current or retired GE employees are eligible for the GE Foundation Matching Grant.)
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Loveland Christmas Tree Removal
Loveland, Ohio – The City of Loveland provides residents with an annual Christmas Tree removal service. The City makes it easy for you to get rid of those real trees with a curbside pickup.
Collection takes place from January 4 to January 15.
They ask that you please remove all decorations, lights, tree stands, and tree bags and place Christmas trees at your curb.
If you find this kind of information useful and valuable to your quality of life, please consider making a monetary contribution so that Loveland Magazine can continue providing you with up-to-date and timely news stories.
Loveland Magazine is FREE for everyone in our small hometown to read and we desperately want to keep it that way, especially in these hard times.
However, a news platform is very expensive to maintain and we hope, that if you are able, you will provide the support we need to keep local news flowing to ALL in the community – your neighbors that simply cannot afford to pay to keep informed about life in our community. We feel a vibrant community is one that is an enlightened community – please help us keep YOU and EVERYONE ELSE up to speed.
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Nestlé Purina PetCare plans to build new factory in Clermont County
Clermont County, Ohio – Nestlé Purina PetCare has announced a $550 million investment to build a new factory in Williamsburg Township, Ohio, to meet increasing demand for its pet foods.
The Williamsburg Township location will join Purina’s network of 21 existing manufacturing locations across the United States and be the company’s first new factory built from the ground up since 1975. This expansion is part of a broader growth plan for Purina and marks the second new factory Purina has announced in 2020 after the company revealed plans in late September to convert a former brewery into a new pet food factory in Eden, North Carolina.
These jobs will be approximately 32-minutes from downtown Loveland.
Preliminary plans call for Purina to invest $550 million to build its new factory in southwest Ohio and produce dry dog and cat food brands, including Purina Pro Plan, Purina ONE and Dog Chow.
The 1.2 million-square-foot facility will sit in Williamsburg Township’s South Afton Industrial Park. Purina plans to employ more than 300 people at its new factory location by 2024. Many of the jobs will include professional staff, production operators, technical staff and engineers.
Construction will begin this fall, and the factory is expected to be operational in 2023.
“Clermont County is an excellent location for Purina’s newest factory thanks to the region’s distribution opportunities, a workforce with great potential and strong community values,” said Nolan Terry, Vice President, Manufacturing, Purina. “We have a unique opportunity to bring all of our best technical and innovative manufacturing thinking under one roof as we construct this facility from the ground up.”
According to a press release issued by the company, the facility will be Purina’s most technologically advanced pet food factory, utilizing robotics and innovative digital tools and featuring a training center to promote learning and development.
The release also said that Purina is committed to making pet care products in an environmentally responsible manner.
Purina’s new operations will be designed with sustainability at the forefront, including a commitment to send zero waste for disposal, and production processes designed to recover and reuse heat and water. Purina also is striving to make the facility 100 percent powered by renewable electricity in the shortest practical timeframe, while supporting the company’s ambition for zero environmental impact in company operations by 2030.
The Ohio Development Services Agency approved a Job Creation Tax Credit to support the project.
“Governments don’t create jobs, businesses do,” said David Painter, President of Clermont County Board of Commissioners. “Commissioners invested in South Afton Industrial Park to provide the infrastructure and space where private business could create jobs for our residents.”
Painter continued by saying, “Williamsburg local school district will receive negotiated payments in lieu of taxes for coming decades. Clermont County will recoup its initial investment in South Afton. This is a win for Clermont County government, the Williamsburg area, Nestlé Purina and the residents of Clermont County.”
Overall, Nestlé employs 3,300 people across the state of Ohio, with operations in Solon, Marysville, Cleveland, Brecksville and Zanesville, spanning Nestlé USA, Nestlé Professional, Nestlé Foodservice and Nestlé Purina operations.
To view and apply for positions at Purina’s newest factory visit purinajobs.com/WilliamsburgTownship.
To receive alerts and updates on new available positions, visit purinajobs.com/OH.
Key Facts for Nestlé Purina:
Total investment in this facility: an estimated $550 million
Total investment across the U.S. in the last five years: $1.5 billion
Total square footage of Williamsburg Township facility: 1.2 million
Expected number of employees: 300 by 2024
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COVID-19 up-date for Loveland’s 3 counties
Loveland, Ohio – Although Hamilton County is no longer listed on Ohio’s watch list to turn PURPLE, there are still serious concerns about spread of the coronavirus new health data compiled by the Ohio Department of Health reveals.
Clermont County is now a RED County.
Hamilton County remains RED.
Warren County remains RED.
Level 3 (RED) on the Risk Level Indicator means there has been a public emergency declared and there is very high level of spread and exposure in the county.
The Ohio Department of Health guidance in a RED county is to:
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Conduct a daily health/symptom self-evaluation and stay at home if symptomatic.
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Maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet from non-household members.
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Wear face coverings in public, especially when social distancing is difficult to maintain.
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Increase caution when interacting with others not practicing social distancing or wearing face covers.
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Avoid traveling to high-risk areas.
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Follow good hygiene standards, including:
Wash hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
Use hand sanitizer frequently.
Avoid touching your face.
Cover coughs or sneezes (e.g., into a tissue, or elbow).
Symptom self-evaluation monitoring.
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Avoid contact with anyone who is considered high-risk.
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High-risk individuals should take extra care to follow precautions.
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Decrease in-person interactions outside household.
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Seek medical care as needed, but limit or avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and residential care facilities to see others as much as possible.
- Decrease in-person interactions with others
- Consider necessary travel only
- Limit attending gatherings of any number
Forty-three Ohio counties currently have a very high risk of exposure and spread (Red Level 3), up from 38 counties last week. This represents the highest number of Red Level 3 counties since the launch of the advisory system in July. As of today, 78 percent of Ohioans are living in a Red Level 3 county. Less than 1 percent of Ohioans live in a Yellow Level 1 county.
“The virus is raging throughout the state, and there is no place to hide,” said Governor DeWine today. “We must face this virus head-on with the tools that we know can beat this virus back: masks, social distancing, washing hands frequently, and good ventilation when inside.”
DeWine announced today that Ohio has now hit a record number of cases reported in a single 24-hour period. Between yesterday and today, health officials have reported a total of 3,590 new positive coronavirus cases in Ohio which is more than 700 cases more than the previous high number of cases reported last Saturday. A total of 194 new hospitalizations were also reported in the past 24 hours, the third-highest number of hospitalizations reported in a single day so far.
Meanwhile, the Loveland School District reported today that they were notified that two more Loveland High School students have tested positive for COVID-19. One student was last at school on Thursday, 10/22/20, and the other on Monday, 10/26/20. (Also read: COVID-19 Positive Cases in Loveland Schools)
Loveland PK-8 grades are in the “Full Capacity” mode of attendance for students not enrolled in the remote academy. Loveland High School remains in a blended mode of attendance for students not enrolled in the remote academy.
COVID-19 Case Rates Per County as of Oct. 28, 2020
County
Color
Cases Per 100 K
Case Count
Population
ClermontRED (H)
219.9
454
206,428
HamiltonRED (H)
261.4
2,137
817,473
WarrenRED (H)
303.5
712
234,602
“H” indicates there is “High Incidence”
The 14-day period used for this table covers data from Oct. 14 to Oct. 27. The data were pulled on Oct. 28 and exclude incarcerated individuals.
Source: Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS). Population from 2019, U.S. Census Bureau.–
There are currently 96 Clermont County cases in the 45140, 45147, and 45150 Zip Code areas. Forty have died in Clermont County and there are 340 current active cases.
Hamilton County is reporting that there have been 320 cases in the 45140 Zip Code. There are currently 177 cases in the county and 235 deaths recorded. The 7-day average for new cases is 177.
In Warren county there are currently 295 hospitalizations and 642 new cases in the last 14 days. Sixty-six have died and 3 have died in the last 14 days. There is an average of 72 new cases per day in the county. No zip code level data is available for Warren County.
(While the city of Loveland lies partially in Clermont County, the city’s public health services are contracted with Hamilton County Public Health. So, if a resident lives in the city of Loveland and tests positive for COVID-19, that case would be counted in Hamilton County Public Health’s statistics, not Clermont County’s.)
Per CDC
Among adults the risk for severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. People of any age with the following conditions are at increased risk of severe illness: chronic kidney disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; weakened immune system from solid organ transplant; obesity (body mass index of 30 or higher); serious heart conditions such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies; Sickle cell disease; and Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Children who are medically complex, who have neurologic, genetic, metabolic conditions, or who have congenital heart disease are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 than other children.
People who need to take extra precautions include racial and ethnic minority groups; people experiencing homelessness; women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; people with disabilities; and people with developmental and behavioral disorders.
More information is available at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/index.html.
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