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Indiana Department of Health Announces Changes to COVID-19 Dashboard

Posted on February 24, 2022February 23, 2022Author Anita Goodan

Officials from the Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that changes are being made to the COVID-19 data dashboard that will better reflect the state of the pandemic and to the school reporting requirements. 

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New Initiative Aims to Ensure More Equitable Access to Health Services

Posted on November 23, 2021November 22, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The Indiana Department of Health and Purdue University are partnering in an effort that aims to ensure residents have better access to available resources to improve their health. 

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Indiana Department of Health to Offer Booster Doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines

Posted on October 22, 2021October 28, 2021Author Anita Goodan

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. 

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State Health Officials Discuss Breakthrough Cases, Encourage Layered Mitigation

Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Author Anita Goodan

While 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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COVID-19 Guidelines Remain in Hands of Local Officials

Posted on August 31, 2021August 30, 2021Author Anita Goodan

Local officials still have the choice of what to do in terms of COVID-19 guidelines at the local level. 

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State Health Officials Attempting to Get More COVID-19 Tests to Schools

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021Author Anita Goodan

An effort is being made to get more COVID-19 tests to schools.

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Indiana State Health Department Officials Update COVID-19 Situation

Posted on August 27, 2021August 27, 2021Author Anita Goodan

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. 

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Indiana Department of Health Recommends Following Latest COVID-19 CDC Guidance

Posted on July 30, 2021Author Anita Goodan

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box encourages Hoosiers to follow the latest developments in guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when it comes to protection from COVID-19 and the Delta variant.    

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Indiana Department of Health Closing Optum COVID-19 Testing Sites

Posted on June 10, 2021June 10, 2021Author Anita Goodan

COVID-19 testing sites operated by OptumServe Health Services will be closing June 30.  Indiana Department of Health officials say community testing networks are now in place at pharmacies, providers, clinics and local health departments. 

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State Health Officials to Include New Statistic on Dashboard

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021Author Anita Goodan
This is a screenshot of what the MIS-C dashboard looks like as shown during the press conference

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box announced last week that a new statistic is available on the state’s coronavirus dashboard. 

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Indiana State Health Officials Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021Author Anita Goodan

State health officials still encourage residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Number of COVID-19 Variants Increasing in Indiana

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The number of COVID-19 variants is increasing in Indiana. 

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State Health Commissioner Addresses Lower Number of COVID-19 Tests Done in the State

Posted on February 5, 2021February 5, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The number of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state is going down, but Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box says it is what all state Health Departments around Indiana are seeing as of late.

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State Provides COVID-19 Update, Explanation of Historical COVID-19 Deaths

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021Author Anita Goodan

Another 2,403 Indiana residents have tested positive with COVID-19, according to Thursday’s report from the Indiana Department of Health. 

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State to Change Definition of COVID-19 Close Contacts in Classrooms, Quarantine Time Adjusted

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021Author Anita Goodan

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box announced that beginning Monday, February 8, the definition of a COVID-19 close contact in schools will be changed. 

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Indiana State Health Commissioner Gives COVID-19 Vaccination Update

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The Indiana Department of Health opened up the COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to residents ages 65-69 this week and over 144,000 people in that age group have scheduled an appointment to get the first dose of the vaccine as of Wednesday. 

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Few More Cases of the New COVID-19 Strain Detected in Indiana

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The new strain of COVID-19 has been detected in more people in the state, as indicated by State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box.

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New Virus Strain Detected in Indiana

Posted on January 11, 2021July 4, 2021Author Anita Goodan

The Indiana Department of Health announced Monday that a new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified in Indiana through testing at the Department of Health Laboratory and the CDC. 

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State Health Commissioner Comments on COVID-19 Seasonal Effect

Posted on October 31, 2020October 31, 2020Author Anita Goodan

Does the outside temperature have an effect on the spread of COVID-19?

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COVID-19 Vaccine Arriving in November

Posted on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020Author Anita Goodan

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box announced Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in November for healthcare providers.

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