COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Local experts are concerned about the rise in COVID-19 numbers amid national vaccine recommendation changes.

Earlier this week, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department rolled back recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine. This comes as the CDC is now reporting Ohio is one of 24 states with a rise in cases of covid

Dr. Ben Bring with OhioHealth notes this increase probably stems from newer variants that may be more infectious yet don't cause as much severe illness.

“One thing we are noticing, though, is a definite uptick in positive cases within the state of Ohio,” Bring said. “I just recently visited the CDC website; It showed that Ohio was one of the higher states of increased COVID-19 infections. So, we do know that our positivity rate is increasing.”

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