Articles tagged as: COVID-19
November 21, 2021
Coronavirus: Boosters open to all, lawmakers aim to restrict businesses' vaccine mandates
Indiana lawmakers announce they will come back into session before the end of November to help the governor end the state's public health emergency. At the same time, lawmakers also intend to change how private businesses can require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. And the Indiana Department of Health has announced boosters are available for all Hoosiers 18 and older.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2021
Indiana expands COVID-19 booster doses to all 18 and older, following CDC guidance
The Indiana Department of Health has announced boosters are available for all Hoosiers 18 and older regardless of occupation, age or underlying health condition.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2021
Indiana lawmakers aim to restrict businesses' ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccine
Indiana lawmakers will come into session before the end of November to significantly change how private businesses can require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreNovember 20, 2021
Republican leaders will reconvene legislative session Nov. 29
Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse this month for a one-day session to consider legislation that would allow Indiana's current public health state of emergency to expire.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2021
With COVID-19 vaccines available for kids, schools are making masks optional again
Some school corporations are revisiting their mask requirements after newly reported COVID-19 cases have slowed over the past two months.
Read MoreNovember 18, 2021
These are the teacher and staff vaccination rates after IPS offered a $300 incentive
To collect a $300 incentive, 71 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools staff has reported receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, district officials said.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
Butler University pharmacy college dean talks pharmacy job market
Pharmacists are the latest members of the medical field in demand to fill a rising number of job openings.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2021
Indiana high court taking governor's suit over emergency law
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday taking over a lawsuit that Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb filed against the GOP-dominated Legislature contending that a law granting the power violates the state constitution.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana vaccinates nearly 9,000 kids, despite cancellations last week
Nearly 9,000 Hoosier kids received their first COVID-19 dose in about a week – despite an error with the state’s online system, which caused cancellations. And Indiana officially filed its lawsuit against federal workplace vaccine rules.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine for young kids is a hot shot in some areas
Some Indiana counties quickly exhausted their first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for young children and are waiting for more.
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