Articles tagged as: COVID-19 vaccine
March 22, 2022
Hospitalization depended heavily on race and vaccination status during U.S. omicron wave
Black adults in the U.S. were hospitalized at nearly four times the rate of White adults during the recent omicron wave, according to a new study from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2022
How a rural hospital broke language barriers to provide COVID vaccines to immigrants
Some small towns in the Midwest are growing due to an influx of immigrants, which includes some who speak rare languages. Hospitals and community leaders have had to adapt to make COVID vaccines accessible to those communities.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Coronavirus: Physician pushes back on Rokita advisory, IDOH makes changes to dashboard
The Indiana Department of Health made new changes to its dashboard. Hoosier physicians push back on Attorney General Todd Rokita’s advisory on unproven COVID-19 treatments. And Indiana has reported fewer than 1,000 new cases statewide for seven days.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2022
Senate committee dramatically scales back COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill
Senate lawmakers Wednesday significantly scaled back legislation that would've largely prevented private employers from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Winter storm shuts down testing sites, IDOE launches pandemic relief dashboard
The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools’ spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2022
Challenge to Indiana University vaccine mandate nixed again
Indiana University announced last May that the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its some 115,000 students and employees at campuses around the state would take effect in the fall semester.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022
Coronavirus: House passes vaccine mandate bill, Indiana eclipses 1.5 million COVID-19 cases
The Indiana House votes to effectively ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sending it to the Senate. Indiana hits one year since it fully vaccinated its first resident. And Indiana surpassed 1.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, with some early signs of slowing.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2022
Current COVID surge also affecting Indiana prisons
In early January, fewer than 100 incarcerated people had the virus. As of Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Correction reported 571 positive cases.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
Indiana vaccine exemption bill advances, faces GOP hurdles
The Republican-dominated Indiana House voted 57-35 largely along party lines in favor of the bill, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
'Why are you telling me how to run my business?' HB 1001 frustrates, confuses some employers
Under the bill, which is set for a House vote Tuesday, businesses are allowed to require employees to be vaccinated. But if they do so, they'd have to accept four exemptions.
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