Articles tagged as: covid vaccine
November 26, 2021
Demand for workplace vaccinations spiked, then froze, as federal rule hangs in legal limbo
The Indiana Immunization Coalition said it saw an increase in employers asking for COVID-19 vaccination clinics at job sites earlier this month. It was a response to a workplace vaccination push from the federal government, now put on pause by courts.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2021
GOP backs off plan to pass COVID-19 vaccine mandate restrictions in single-day session
Republican lawmakers are backing off their plan to return to the Statehouse next week to pass a bill that effectively bars employers from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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 16, 2021
AG Rokita files third lawsuit against federal vaccine rules, focused on health care workers
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed the third of his planned lawsuits against the Biden administration’s workplace vaccine-or-test rules.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2021
Indiana solves kids' COVID-19 vaccination appointment mix-up
Indiana has solved a scheduling mix-up that led to cancellation of COVID-19 vaccination appointments for children ages 5 to 11.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2021
Rokita suing federal government over COVID-19 vaccination workplace rules
Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the federal government to halt President Joe Biden’s workplace COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2021
Coronavirus: Indiana surpasses 16,000 dead, prepares for 11 and younger vaccines
Indiana surpasses 16,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Health officials say anyone who wants to can get their booster shot. And the state prepares to vaccinate children 5 to 11 years old.
Read MoreOctober 19, 2021
State health officials fear COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy will affect flu vaccine uptake
Indiana recently recorded its first flu death of the season. And the state has offered the flu vaccine at some of its COVID-19 vaccination sites, since the two can be taken together.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2021
Research suggests COVID-19 vaccine prevented 1,300 elderly deaths in Indiana
A federal study estimates the COVID-19 vaccine prevented 1,300 deaths in Indiana during the first five months of this year.
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