Jan 22, 2021 / 06:05 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Emergency medical service providers are on the front lines, fighting the coronavirus pandemic with everything they’ve got.
They are not always sure who does and does not have the virus, so the majority of providers are getting COVID-19 vaccinations.
Andrew Boylan, an emergency medical technician (EMT) for 2-1/2 years, works at Indianapolis EMS. “It’s always changing every day. It can be a little taxing, too. Wearing our equipment all the time, it wears on us, every day, but it’s also nice to be able to help those who are in need,” he said Friday.
Jan 22, 2021 / 06:58 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) A group of restaurant and beverage company owners came together Friday to talk about how the industry is doing as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
The “On the Table” roundtable was organized by West Fork Whiskey and Hi-Fi Indy.
The panelists talked about the impact the pandemic has had on business and what they have done to adapt. They also discussed what happens next.
“You have over 100,000 restaurants closed from throughout the United States, half a million service industry workers out of work right now, so it’s been fairly devastating. But a lot of different restaurants and bars have adapted, kind of changed their business models, introduced new products, new strategies, to adjust to the new world as it’s been this year,” said David McIntyre, co-founder of West Fork Whiskey.
Jan 23, 2021 / 04:27 PM EST
(CNN) Last year brought many lows and few highs, but a marijuana dispensary in Michigan is hoping to change that.
To help stem the coronavius pandemic, Greenhouse of Walled Lake is offering free pre-rolled joints to anyone who gets the COVID-19 vaccine.
“We’re all stressed out, but the vaccine is hopefully what’s going to finally end this pandemic, and we just want to reward people who are going ahead of the curve to get the vaccine,” Greenhouse owner Jerry Millen told CNN. “If I can help stop the pandemic in any slightest way, and this is the way I can do it, so be it.”
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