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…
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…
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…
As the United States this week mourned the devastating milestone of 500,000 lives lost to the coronavirus, a report out Wednesday shows that the nation’s billionaires have seen their collective wealth grow by $1.3 trillion since the deadly pandemic began last year. According to the new analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Americans for…
Offices for the city of South Bend and St. Joseph County within the County-City Building and County Services Building are re-open. The offices had been closed with limited access to the public due to the pandemic. The St. Joseph County Health Department recently issued the recommendation to allow access once again. However, due to ongoing…
Indiana’s two senators – Todd Young and Mike Braun – voted against a budget resolution that clears the way for a new round of stimulus. President Biden and Senate Democrats have called for $1,400 survival checks. The bill passed the Senate early Friday morning with unanimous support from Democrats. It garnered no support from Republicans….
In an effort to address the needs of locally-owned businesses contending with the pandemic, the city of South Bend has partnered with the Chamber of Commerce to administer the Restaurant Innovation Grant program. Locally-owned restaurants located within South Bend are eligible to apply for compensation based on operational changes that were necessary to do business…
The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area is welcoming Dr. Mark Fox to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual event takes place on Friday, February 12 at noon. Dr. Fox will give an update on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in St. Joseph County with attention to disease prevalence, testing data, and vaccination efforts. The impact…
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…
