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Vaccination Registration Marred By Issues, Experts Point To Public Health Investment
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Registration opened to Hoosiers aged 80 and older on Friday, which represents about 4 percent of the population.
Provided by Indiana University Health
Updated Jan. 8 at 5:45 p.m.
The first day of vaccine registrations for Hoosiers 80 and older was marked by slowdowns and technical issues. The problems are similar to other states, and experts say that goes back to public health funding and technology.
The Indiana Department of Health announced increased wait times for both its online and 211 phone registration for vaccines. That’s pretty similar to issues experienced by Los Angeles County and several counties in Florida.
Panel to review case of Black doctor in Indiana who reported racism before dying of COVID-19 Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star
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INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University Health has convened a panel of national experts on diversity and health care to investigate a high-profile case involving alleged racist treatment at the health care system’s hospital in Carmel, Indiana.
The six panelists, four of whom are Black, will review the circumstances surrounding the care Dr. Susan Moore received for the coronavirus at IU Health North last month. Moore said in a widely circulated video that a doctor denied her medicine, ignored her pain and sought to discharge her prematurely because she was Black.
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