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Dr. Kris Box, Indiana health commissioner “I’m grateful to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indiana Department of Health for their ongoing leadership. And I’m incredibly inspired by the more than 900 IU Health team members who have stepped up to give shots at the Speedway this month. COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and now widely available. I encourage every eligible Hoosier to get their shot for themselves, their family and our communities. And I can’t think of a better way to welcome the Month of May in Indiana than getting your vaccine this week at the Yard of Bricks.”

Coronavirus: Indiana Sets End For COVID-19 Restrictions, To Open Eligibility To All 16+ Coronavirus: Indiana Sets End For COVID-19 Restrictions, To Open Eligibility To All 16+ The Indiana Department of Health reported 81 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 12,617 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 6,000 new cases in the last week. Indiana has administered 1,602,873 initial vaccine doses, with 1,082,702 Hoosiers fully vaccinated. Here are your statewide COVID-19 headlines from last week. All Hoosiers age 16 and older can schedule ...

Holcomb Says Politics Has Had Nothing To Do With COVID Decision Making GARY, Ind. — Governor Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box were in Gary on Tuesday to open a new COVID mass vaccination site. The clinic was opened in a collaboration with FEMA as part of an effort to get more Hoosiers vaccinated in the coming weeks. Box said the facility will be able to vaccinate about 2,000 Hoosiers a day, which is a rate she says they need to keep up as she expects COVID numbers to start ticking back up slightly. “We will expect the number that may go up after spring break, after the N...

Credit Justin Hicks / IPB News The Indiana Department of Health reported 50 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 12,667 confirmed deaths. The state also reported nearly 6,900 new cases in the last week. Indiana has administered 1,766,467 initial vaccine doses, with 1,241,513 Hoosiers fully vaccinated. Here are your statewide COVID-19 headlines from last week. Gov. Eric Holcomb is still dumping all statewide COVID-19 restrictions April 6, even as his top state health official warns of worsening spread. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, positivity r...

INDIANAPOLIS — Why should young people, who are at low risk themselves of getting seriously ill or dying of COVID-19, get vaccinated? Ask health officials and they’ll say it’s not just about protecting themselves from illness, but it’s a step toward reclaiming their pre-pandemic lifestyle and a way to protect their loved ones, both the very young and the very old. Ask the Millennials and Gen Z’ers who are already getting the vaccine themselves and, well, they’ll tell you pretty much the same thing. “We know so many people who are very thankful and excited to...