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Mar 31, 2021 / 10:42 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — During his weekly COVID-19 briefing, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb stood firm in his decision to ease restrictions beginning Tuesday. Holcomb responded to a comment made by Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear asking him to reconsider lifting Indiana’s mask mandate. “Gov. Beshear has my direct phone number and he’s happy to call; I’m not looking to change my mind. He has not contacted me. I did see his comments and I would say that I have always taken the approach, my style has been to respect all other governors and the decisio...

INDIANAPOLIS – Almost 100,000 Indiana residents signed up for vaccination appointments by noon Wednesday – only hours after the state offi ...

45 min ago INDIANAPOLIS – Even as COVID-19 vaccine eligibility opened up to all Hoosiers age 16 and older, Kris Box, the state health commissioner, cautioned that COVID-19 cases continued to spread and Hoosiers still need to wear masks and socially distance. “Unfortunately, right now the (COVID-19) variants are picking up steam,” Box said. “Our proximity to Michigan, which is one of the stop states for the B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom) variant, is also a concern.” Michigan has the second-highest reported number of B.1.1.7 cases in the country behind Florida, according to the Centers for ...

INDIANAPOLIS (March 31, 2021) — Hoosiers ages 16 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. The expansion makes more than 1.3 million additional individuals eligible for vaccine. “With this expansion in age group, more than 5.4 million Hoosiers are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine,” said State Health Commissioner Kris Box, M.D., FACOG. “I encourage everyone who is eligible to sign up for an appointment so that we can take the next step toward putting this pandemic behind us.” With toda...

Gov. Eric Holcomb and health officials held their weekly COVID-19 press conference on Wednesday.  To date, Indiana has reported 674,430 coronavirus cases and 12,482 deaths. More than 870,000 people are fully vaccinated against the virus.  Here's what we learned Wednesday:  Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said  the state has administered 85% of doses received, up from the national average of 80%. Box said the state is working to meet the federal directive to make all adults eligible by May 1, but doing so that depends on supply of vaccine. Around 12.7% of the state’s pop...