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The initial wave of pent-up demand and enthusiasm for the COVID-19 vaccine has started to fade and now health officials are put in the unusual spot of having to try to convince people to take the vaccine to protect themselves and others. Polling on vaccines has pretty consistently identified about 30% of the U.S. populace declare they will never get a COVID-19 vaccine, a level of resistance that puts efforts to obtain herd immunity as a wider community protection in jeopardy. Many are saying no because they view the COVID-19 vaccine — developed and deployed in less than a year as part of...

Tribune-Star Editorial Board 5 hrs ago It should not happen, but it could. Momentum had been building toward turning the corner on the pandemic, which has entered its second year. And that corner is close. Vaccines are proving effective in keeping people from developing life-threatening cases of coronavirus, and from spreading it to others. Among recently hospitalized Hoosiers, only 2.5% got infected after being vaccinated, Indiana Department of Health officials explained in a news conference Wednesday. The vaccines' efficacy is the good news. Likewise, it is encouraging to see hospitalizatio...

Many young people are choosing not to get the COVID-19 vaccine, which is concerning for many health officials.

Apr 28, 2021 / 11:23 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — With some data trending in the wrong direction, the Indiana State Department of Health put pressure on Hoosiers on Wednesday to get vaccinated. So far, 33.1% of Hoosiers 16 and older have been fully vaccinated. Dr. Kris Box, the state health commissioner, said in a news conference Wednesday that a large group of people are “anti-vaccine” or just don’t think they need the shots. To reduce hesitancy, Box said, all mass-vaccination sites will now offer Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. For Box, feeling safe again will depend...

Dr. Box: COVID-19 still here, not going away soon State health officials offer warnings, encouragement at briefing Niki Kelly | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana’s top doctors updated reporters on all things COVID-19 Wednesday -- from rising hospitalization numbers to what it will take to get to herd immunity. It was the first briefing in about a month and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box wanted to both warn and encourage Hoosiers. She said about 1.8 million Hoosiers are fully vaccinated -- or 33% of the eligible population. She added later that the goal for the state is to ...