In some counties, initial doses have already become available for teachers, while others are still waiting without much information about when they'll get their shot.

Indiana has used less than half of the total vaccine doses it's received so far. But Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver said many more appointments are scheduled through the end of January and no vaccine will be wasted.

The next vaccination steps announced Wednesday come after vaccinations of Indiana health care workers began Dec. 16 and extended to nursing home residents and staffers last week.

The bill would protect businesses, hospitals, schools and other institutions from being sued by an individual claiming to have been exposed to COVID-19 while on the premises.

A group of about 20 protesters rallied outside the Statehouse Tuesday against Gov. Eric Holcomb's public health emergency orders.

No official analysis has been done on the economic impact of Indiana hosting this years March Madness games, but officials say they anticipate it to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

The 24/7 access helpline was launched in July to support the mental health needs of Hoosiers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indiana hospitals had 2,907 coronavirus patients as of Monday, 71 more than Sunday and the most since Dec. 29.

The tone of the session was set on Organization Day in November, when leaders of both parties talked about the lessons learned from COVID-19 and how they would influence lawmakers' agendas.

The Indiana House and Senate are making changes to the way they conduct business for the 2021 legislative session -- one everyone agrees will be "unique."