COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to age 5 are now available at some Indiana providers.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Offered This Week in Pulaski County
The Pulaski County Public Library and Pulaski Memorial Hospital are working together to offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics to the residents of Pulaski County.
Continue readingIDOH Strike Team in Pulaski County Friday and Saturday
The Indiana Department of Health Strike Team will be in Pulaski County Friday, February 4, and Saturday, February 5.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Available to Hoosiers Ages 12-15
The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that residents ages 12-15 are eligible to receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as long as the second shot in the Pfizer vaccine series was administered at least five months ago.
Continue readingPulaski County COVID-19 Clinic to Move to Pulaski County Health Department
The Pulaski County COVID-19 Clinic will be moving back to the Pulaski County Health Department on Riverside Drive beginning January 6.
The last COVID-19 clinic at the Knights of Columbus will be Thursday, December 30.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health to Offer Booster Doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines
Indiana Department of Health officials will begin offering booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Hoosiers, in addition to the Pfizer booster.
Continue readingPulaski County Health Department Moving Vaccination Clinic Back to Knights of Columbus Hall
COVID-19 vaccines will once again be offered at the Winamac Knights of Columbus Hall. The Pulaski County Health Department is moving its vaccination clinic back to the larger space, after using its own office for the past few months. Vaccines will be offered at the Knights of Columbus Hall each Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EDT.
Continue reading17 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Starke County
Another 33 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Marshall County. Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health also showed 17 new cases in Starke County and eight in Pulaski County.
Continue readingPulaski County Commissioners Not Ready to Reinstate COVID-19 Restrictions
Last week, Pulaski County was placed in the red status on the Indiana Department of Health’s COVID-19 map. But the county commissioners aren’t ready to reinstate any restrictions.
Continue readingGovernor Extends Public Health Emergency through End of October
Indiana’s public health emergency has been extended through the end of October. Governor Holcomb renewed the emergency declaration for a 19th time in an executive order Thursday.
Continue readingState Health Officials Urge Vaccination amid Ongoing Hospital Challenges
While state health officials are optimistic with the declines in COVID-19 cases, slow vaccination uptake and the ongoing impact on hospitals remain concerns. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says COVID hospitalizations are down, but the number of Hoosiers hospitalized overall is up, as hospitals resume other types of in-patient care.
Continue readingMore Than 35,000 Third Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Have Been Administered in Indiana
More than 35,000 Hoosiers have gotten a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver says that includes those who are immunocompromised and those who became eligible for a booster dose last week.
Continue readingAnother 30 COVID-19 Cases Reported in Pulaski County
The number of new COVID-19 cases remains in the double digits in Marshall, Starke, and Pulaski counties. Another 30 cases were reported just in Pulaski County, according to Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. Marshall County had 25 new cases, while Starke County had 14.
Continue readingIndiana Department of Health to Offer COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines in Starke County this Week
The Indiana Department of Health will be at the Starke County Fairgrounds Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25 to offer COVID-19 testing and vaccinations to residents.
Continue readingPulaski County Health Department Looking to Increase COVID-19 Testing Availability
The Pulaski County Health Department is looking to step up COVID-19 testing efforts. Nathan Origer gave an update from the county’s Incident Management Team, during Monday’s county commissioners meeting.
Continue readingTwo Department of Health COVID-19 Clinics Scheduled This Week
The Indiana Department of Health is hosting a COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Plymouth and in Francesville Friday, September 17 and Saturday, September 18.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Surge Brings Challenges for Pulaski Memorial Hospital, County Health Department
Pulaski County’s COVID-19 situation is getting bad, according to Terri Hansen with the Pulaski County Health Department. “Things are actually really getting out of hand, I guess, to say right now,” Hansen told the county commissioners Tuesday. “As of today, we’ve had 1,466 cases in the county. We are currently at a metric of 2.5. We’re in the orange, and we are this close to going in the red.”
Continue readingIndiana State Health Department Officials Update COVID-19 Situation
The COVID-19 Delta variant is taking hold and Indiana Department of Health officials still strongly recommend that Hoosiers get vaccinated and take steps necessary to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Continue readingPulaski County Reports Highest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases since January
Indiana’s daily increase in COVID-19 cases has surpassed 4,000 for the first time since January. Another 4,120 cases were reported in Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
Continue readingGov. Holcomb Leaving Mask Mandates Up to Counties, Urges Hoosiers to Get Vaccinated
Governor Holcomb says he’s happy to leave it up to individual counties to decide on mask mandates. During a press conference Wednesday, Holcomb said the state will continue to make sure local leaders have the information they need to make their own decisions, along with the resources to carry them out.
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