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…
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…
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…
The Indiana Department of Health announced today that the state has expanded COVID-19 vaccination eligibility. Effective today, Hoosiers age 55 and older are now eligible to receive the vaccine. In addition to those who are age 55 and older, healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders who are regularly called to the scene of…
The Indiana Department of Health announced on Monday that 2,210 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings the number of Indiana residents now known to have had COVID-19 to 613,228. To date, nearly 3 million unique individuals have been tested in the state and over 6…
