Indiana health officials say new COVID-19 quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should help health care workers, teachers and students get back to work and school quicker.

In this interview, WFYI's Terri Dee speaks with the manager of Midland Arts and Antique Market on Indianapolis near eastside, Linda Patton. The red-brick building was formerly a door and window factory. It was transformed nearly 30 years ago into a business full of vendor spaces that sell older and unique items.

Indiana teachers are expected to be part of the second phase of Hoosiers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, state officials said at a press briefing Wednesday.

Indiana health officials say they hope to make a COVID-19 vaccine available to every health care worker and nursing home resident in the state by the end of December.

Nearly all of Indiana remained in the greatest-risk categories for coronavirus spread in Wednesdays state health department update that also showed a new high for average daily COVID-19 deaths for the state.

Indianas governor ended a quarantine on Tuesday that started two weeks ago after several members of his security detail were confirmed infected with the coronavirus, his spokeswoman said.

Manager of Indiana Artisan Rosalyn Demaree talks about how she and those she works with are maintaining with socially distanced events, demonstrations and pandemic-aware opportunities to interact with artists.

Opening an art gallery is a challenging task any time of the year and especially during a pandemic. This month we'll bring you a series of conversations with local business owners working to make it through the winter.

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Indiana has nearly doubled for November from a month earlier as health officials continue adding to those reports and the states coronavirus-related hospitalizations remain at their highest point during the pandemic.

A new report offers the clearest picture yet of pandemic learning loss among U.S. students. But researchers warn that many of the nation's most vulnerable children aren't represented in the new data.