South Bend Water Works to resume water shutoffs
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South Bend Water Works to resume water shutoffs

South Bend’s city government says that it will resume water shutoffs starting in December. After pausing water shutoffs and late fees due to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020, the city of South Bend says that it will proceed with shutoffs in December 2022. Anyone enrolled in a payment plan and making payments is exempt…

Indiana University reinstates mask mandate at all IU campuses
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Indiana University reinstates mask mandate at all IU campuses

IU students looking forward to going back to college this fall will need to bring their masks. Indiana University announced today that it is reinstating an indoor mask mandate at all of its campuses. According to the university, 85% of the student population is vaccinated, which creates a great safety net to defend against current…

Elkhart County hosting evening vaccine clinic on April 30
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Elkhart County hosting evening vaccine clinic on April 30

The Elkhart County Health Department is hosting a walk-in vaccine clinic on the evening of Friday, April 30 from 4:30 PM until 7 PM. This could be an ideal option for day shift workers. The clinic is being held at the Concord Event Center located at 3719 S. Main Street in Elkhart, Indiana. They will…

Over 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Indiana
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Over 3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Indiana

The Indiana Department of Health announced today that over 3 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the Hoosier state. A total of 3,015,788 doses have been administered to date. This includes 1,771,330 first doses and 1,244,458 individuals who are fully vaccinated. The fully vaccinated number represents individuals who have received a…

CDC head sounds the alarm as COVID-19 cases grow in multiple states
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CDC head sounds the alarm as COVID-19 cases grow in multiple states

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said Monday that the nation was at “a fork in the road” in determining the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic and warned of “another avoidable surge” of COVID-19 cases as states loosen pandemic-related restrictions. “The apparent leveling off of cases and hospital admissions after the consistent…

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month: Heavy menstrual bleeding could indicate bleeding disorder
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Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month: Heavy menstrual bleeding could indicate bleeding disorder

Girls and women who suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding often do so in silence, brushing off their symptoms as normal. Many assume long periods or frequent pad and tampon changes (every 1-2 hours) are just part of being a woman, so they quietly grit through the inconveniences and count down the days until their cycles…

Elkhart County reports first case of more contagious UK COVID-19 variant
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Elkhart County reports first case of more contagious UK COVID-19 variant

The first case of the more contagious B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant has appeared in Elkhart County. According to the Elkhart County Health Department, the Indiana Department of Health Laboratory notified the county that the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was collected over the weekend. The variant is from mutations that were first found in the United Kingdom. It…