The Indiana Department of Health will be making changes to its COVID-19 dashboard to reflect adjustments to national reporting measurements and how the pandemic is impacting communities and healthcare systems.
Continue readingWhile 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.
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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 readingWhile state health officials say the COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing serious illness, they continue to track breakthrough cases.
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Officials from the Indiana Department of Health are encouraging residents to get one of the three available vaccines against COVID-19.
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More COVID-19 cases have been reported locally. Marshall County had four new cases, while Starke County had three, according to Tuesday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health.
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Just a few new COVID-19 cases were reported over the weekend. Pulaski County had two, and Marshall County had one, according to Monday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. No new COVID-19 deaths were reported in Indiana over the weekend.
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Indiana’s state health commissioner says she’s disappointed by the state’s COVID-19 vaccination rate. Less than half of all eligible Hoosiers are fully vaccinated, with local rates even lower.
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The COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be effective, but Indiana still has some work to do to convince people to get it. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says there’s growing evidence that vaccines offer significant protection.
Continue readingYoung adults are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, and while they’re at a lower risk of severe illness, state health officials say it’s still a good idea for them to get the shot. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says Michigan is seeing a larger proportion of their COVID hospitalizations from people in their thirties.
Continue readingChildren as young as 12 could be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by the summer. Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver says Pfizer plans to seek an FDA emergency use authorization soon.
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Twenty-one thousand Hoosiers signed up for a COVID-19 vaccine in the first 30 minutes after the state expanded eligibility Wednesday. During Wednesday’s press conference, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said that number was up to 96,000 by noon.
Continue readingHoosiers at the younger end of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine eligibility range are not signing up as quickly as older residents. During Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference, State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said her department continues to work with populations where there’s been a lot of vaccine hesitancy.
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A technical glitch may have been making it take longer for Hoosiers to get a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. Those who used the “find next available appointment” option were sometimes reportedly directed to a later date, even though earlier appointments were actually available.
Continue readingIndiana teachers will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at any vaccination site in the state starting Monday. It’s been available to educators at pharmacies taking part in the federal vaccination program for the past few days.
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Health officials want to vaccinate people as soon as possible, but some Hoosiers remain hesitant. “We are in a race between the vaccine and the variants, and we want the vaccine to win,” Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said during Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference.
Continue readingIndiana teachers will soon be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but how exactly they’ll be able to do that is complicated. “We received word from the federal government that they were going to provide doses to the federal pharmacy program for teachers to become prioritized across the country, obviously, including here in the State of Indiana,” Governor Holcomb said during Wednesday’s COVID-19 press conference.
Continue readingIndiana has expanded COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to any Hoosier age 50 and older. Governor Holcomb announced the expansion during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Continue readingA third COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Indiana as soon as next week. An emergency use authorization for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is currently under consideration with the FDA.
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