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…
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…
HealthLinc and IU South Bend are hosting a vaccine clinic on Thursday, April 22 from 9 AM until 3 PM. The clinic will offer a first dose of the Moderna vaccine. Second doses are offered on Thursday, May 20. Everyone is welcome, although you will have to register. How to register You can call 1-888-580-1060…
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…
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…
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…
Starting on Monday morning, pre-K through grade 12 teachers and school staff along with childcare workers are eligible to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana. The news was made via the Indiana Department of Health’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. The tweet reads: “Pre K-12 staff and childcare workers, thank you for being a constant…
On Thursday night, President Joe Biden delivered his first primetime address to the American people. During the speech, Biden directed states to expand eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to all adults on May 1. He also made the case for the recently-passed stimulus – dubbed the American Rescue Plan – that aims to provide direct…
The Indiana Department of Health is partnering with Notre Dame to host a mass vaccination clinic on campus. Eligible Hoosiers can receive a free COVID-19 vaccine. The mass vaccination clinic is scheduled for Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 from 8 AM until 8 PM. It is being hosted at the Compton Family Ice…
Hoosiers age 50 years or older now qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine. The Indiana Department of Health made the announcement just one day after it expanded eligibility to those aged 55 or older. It’s not clear why the state made the change so quickly. However, the expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to an…
