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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health will close COVID-19 testing sites run by OptumServe Health Services effective June 30 now that a robust community-led testing network is in place,
Indiana's maternal mortality rate ranks near the bottom when compared to other states, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 60 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
Coronavirus: Indiana Opens Vaccines To 12+, Legislature Overrides Local Health Orders Veto Coronavirus: Indiana Opens Vaccines To 12+, Legislature Overrides Local Health Orders Veto The Indiana Department of Health reported 60 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 13,063 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 5,700 new cases in the last week. Indiana has administered 2,508,774 initial vaccine doses, with 2,299,256 Hoosiers fully vaccinated. Here are your statewide COVID-19 headlines from last week. The FDA passed emergency use authoriz...
Tribune-Star Editorial Board May 14, 2021 Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has handled the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic with wisdom and openness. Holcomb, state Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box, Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver and their public-health team have relied on sound medical science. They enacted necessary restrictions to prevent the spread of a coronavirus that has killed more than 13,000 Hoosiers and infected 730,000, leaving many survivors with long-term complications. Likewise, county health commissioners — appointed by their own coun...
Credit Justin Hicks / IPB News Indiana health officials say they’re working on multiple fronts to help counter COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Hoosiers. Indiana is one of the worst states in the country in the percentage of its population vaccinated against the virus – despite more than 1,000 vaccination sites statewide. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said the state is working on populations with lower vaccination rates – rural Indiana and Black and Latinx communities. “We’re working with community leaders, who the community trusts, that have been vaccinated and can carry...