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Indiana DOH says rapid tests at state and local health departments will only be available to people 18 and younger and people 50 and older who are symptomatic.

It's already having an effect on the local hospital systems, as they all deal with staffing shortages.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Louisville Metro health officials said the demand for testing is extremely high.

The CDC, which is expected to meet next week, will decide on authorizing the vaccine for this latest group.

As the number of overdoses and deaths skyrocket across Southern Indiana, there is a new push to help those battling addiction.

Of the tens of millions of people fully vaccinated in the U.S., about 10,000 breakthrough cases have been reported.

Sellersburg Fire Dept., first in So. Indiana to provide Naloxbox, potential life saving drug © Provided by WLKY Louisville naloxone kit in southern indiana Saving lives, no questions asked. In one southern Indiana city, a box outside the fire department holds the medication to reverse an opioid overdose. Karen Tweedy doesnt know if Naloxone could have saved her brother in his final days battling drug addiction.Sign up for our Newsletters "My brother died on the streets in Jeffersonville five...

The Evening News and the Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. On Friday, the Sellersburg (Ind.) Volunteer Fire Department installed what is believed to be the first NaloxBox in Clark County, a publicly accessible box that contains naloxone kits, an intranasal medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. As of Monday, several of the kits had been taken from the box outside the station at 426 E. Utica Street, and Karen Tweedy, deputy chief over personnel, said she hopes those kits can help save a per...

1 of 2 Dr. Eric Yazel, Clark County health officer, said he isn’t worried about the legislation’s impact. News and Tribune file Daniel.Suddeath@newsandtribune.com SOUTHERN INDIANA — When Clark County Health Officer Dr. Eric Yazel issued an order in November to limit restaurant capacity to 75%, he alerted local officials before announcing the mandate, which went beyond state regulations at the time. It’s the only point to date when Yazel approved an order that wen...

Michael Conroy / AP COVID-19 cases in Indiana are on the upswing again after decreasing for nearly three months. Data from the state’s COVID-19 dashboard shows the recent increase in cases and hospitalizations coincided with Gov. Eric Holcomb’s dismissal of many public safety restrictions, including the statewide mask mandate. Hoosiers were required to wear face coverings in public since July, but Holcomb allowed the mandate to expire on April 6. The Indiana State Department of Heal...