While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its recommendations about when fully vaccinated people should wear masks, Marion County residents should not toss out their face coverings at least not yet.
The CDC released new guidelines saying fully vaccinated people can be maskless in many indoor spaces as well as outdoors. When contacted by IndyStar, though, Marion County health officials reiterated that the mask mandate remains in effect at this time.
The Marion County Public Health Department will review the guidance along with local COVID-19 case and vaccination rates and make a recommendation to the City-County Council, said Dr. Virginia A. Caine, department director and chief medical officer.
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Update: Indiana Department of Health officials confirmed Wednesday night that 12- to 15-year-old Indiana residents will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting 8 a.m. Thursday.
Young teens will soon be able to follow in their older siblings footsteps and be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Indiana adolescents ages 12 to 15 will be able to make an appointment for a vaccination starting 8 a.m. Thursday, state health officials said Wednesday. The announcement came shortly after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a federal committee recommended the use of the vaccine in this age group.
Pfizer received an emergency use authorization for this age group Monday from the Food and Drug Administration. No other COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for anyone under age 18.
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Archie Thomas is a church organist who grew up attending the Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Evansville, Indiana. He still plays here occasionally.
But on this warm spring day, the 49-year-old is visiting for another reason to get his first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I do have a pre-existing condition diabetes so I thought it would be in my best interest to get vaccinated,” he said.
When Thomas learned about the popup clinic at the southern Indiana church, he talked his mother Elizabeth into going with him to be vaccinated. She took his picture to record the big moment.