Brian Howeyâs column, âA Year of COVIDâ (Tribune, March 8), contains some misinformation. I found troubling his comment that âin a few weeks, weâll be able to party with friends, visit family or safely go out to a bar or restaurant.â Not so fast. Even with the vaccine we can become infected and spread the virus.
We are far from the herd immunity that means we have the virus contained. âItâs not 100% so you still have to be smart,â said Dr. Clif Knight, of Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. âIs your risk lower after vaccination, absolutely. Is your risk zero after vaccination, I donât believe so, I donât think you can say that.â
Indiana Physicians applaud lawmakers for continuing to fund medical training programs in State budget Sunday, February 28, 2021 4:00 AM The Indiana Physician Coalition applauded legislators from the Indiana House of Representatives for their work to continue funding critical medical training programs. Lawmakers from that chamber on Monday voted to approve House Bill 1001, which sets the State budget.
Members of the Indiana Senate will take up the budget during the second half of the 2021 legislative session beginning March 1.
The Indiana Physician Coalition is advocating to increase or maintain the $8 million biennial appropriation over two years to the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Board to develop and sustain physician residency training programs throughout the state, including in rural and underserved areas.
INDIANAPOLIS – Nursing student Brandi White, 43, was a little nervous vaccinating her mother in mid-January.
Angie Stark, 62, was initially hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even though she works at a long-term care facility for the elderly. But pride quickly replaced that hesitancy when she saw her daughter at work on the evening of Jan. 16.
After White was done, her mother stood up, gave her a big hug and said, “thank you.”
“It was amazing,” White said, who also vaccinated her 21-year-old daughter that night. The three generations of health care workers volunteer at Ascension St. Vincent William K. Nasser, MD, Health Education and Simulation Center in Indianapolis.