Articles tagged as: COVID-19 vaccine
January 18, 2022
Indiana fully vaccinated its first Hoosier a year ago. Where are we now?
Indiana fully vaccinated its first Hoosier a year ago Tuesday, on Jan. 18, 2021. But where does the state stand now?
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Indiana House passes effective ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The Indiana House voted Tuesday to effectively block private companies from enforcing COVID-19 mandates.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Employer penalty removed as Indiana vaccine mandate bill moves ahead in the House
The Indiana House scrapped a proposal to raise unemployment insurance taxes as a penalty to employers unwilling to grant vaccine exemptions.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana government leaders react to Supreme Court vaccine mandate opinions
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he respects two opinions issued from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement the court correctly decided against the “intrusive federal overreach of the OSHA rule.”
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2022
Local health department to host COVID-19 vaccine, testing clinic downtown
The Marion County Public Health Department will host a COVID-19 vaccine and testing mobile clinic during College Football Playoff Championship festivities Monday.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2022
Following CDC guidance, Indiana expands COVID-19 boosters to Hoosiers 12-15 years old
The Indiana Department of Health announced late Wednesday Hoosiers 12 to 15 years old are now eligible for booster shots.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2022
Riley Children’s Hospital is treating record numbers of COVID patients
At a news conference on Tuesday, Riley Children’s Health chief medical officer Dr. Elaine Cox said about four times as many children are being admitted to Riley Hospital now than at any other point in the pandemic.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2021
As hospitalizations rise, industry leaders call on unvaccinated to get COVID-19 shot
Indiana business and hospital leaders called on unvaccinated people to get the shot after the state topped more than 3,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations this week.
Read MoreDecember 23, 2021
IU Health sees record number of COVID patients
IU Health’s 16 hospitals across the state are at 120 percent capacity, with more than 2,000 patients. The U.S. Navy has been called in to help at IU Methodist in Indianapolis.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2021
Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots
Jake West collapsed during high school football practice in Indiana and died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2013. A video widely shared online falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccination is to blame, weaving headlines about him into a rapid-fire compilation of news coverage about athletes collapsing.
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