Articles tagged as: COVID-19
December 17, 2021
Mental health worsened during pandemic, but fewer college students reached out for help
National studies show mental health challenges have increased because of the coronavirus pandemic -- and more so in college-age people. But, college counseling centers saw a decline in those seeking services at the same time.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2021
Notre Dame requiring booster shots for all faculty and staff
Last week, the University of Notre Dame announced it would require all students to get a COVID-19 booster shot. The university is now requiring all faculty and staff to get their boosters as well.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2021
Hoosiers rail against proposed employer vaccine mandate bill from multiple fronts
Dozens of Hoosiers testified against a bill Thursday that would weaken employer vaccination requirements.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2021
St. Joseph County judges require masks in courthouses
A northern Indiana county's judges have reinstated an order requiring people to wear masks in four courthouses because of the county’s rising COVID-19 infection rates.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2021
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise as an estimated 1 in 10 Hoosiers has active infection
Indiana's COVID-19 hospital census surpassed 3,000 for the first time in 2021. And hospitals are stretched ahead of the holidays.
Read MoreDecember 15, 2021
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations highest in nearly a year
Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have topped 3,000 people for the first time in nearly a year amid the state’s ongoing infection surge.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Lawmakers to hear testimony Thursday on COVID-19 vaccine mandate legislation
Indiana House lawmakers will take testimony Thursday – for the second time in about three weeks – on a bill that would effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Faith, medicine and COVID-19: Why do religious vaccine exemptions exist?
Exemptions are federally protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But what is the history of these exemptions and what are the consequences?
Read MoreDecember 10, 2021
GM CEO says making ventilators at Indiana factory changed the company culture
General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the automaker learned valuable lessons last year when it converted an Indiana factory to boost emergency production of ventilators to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2021
Surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations threatens health care systems and the holidays
COVID-19 hospitalizations this week reached levels not seen since January, when vaccines were in extremely limited supply.
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