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Vaccines open up to 55 and older | Local | The Journal Gazette


Vaccines open up to 55 and older
2-week wait at some city sites; 4 new deaths in county
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
About 24,000 more Allen County residents are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Tuesday lowered the age to receive vaccination to 55. According to federal census figures from 2019, that means 23,544 Allen County residents between 55 and 59 years old can now sign up to get the shots.
Statewide, an additional 446,000 more people are now eligible, said Megan Wade-Taxter, state health spokeswoman.
Those eligible can sign up at ourshot.in.gov or by calling 211, she said. ....

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Milestone for Parkview | Local | The Journal Gazette


Photos by Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Employees stand ready at the check-in center at Parkview s Mirro Center for Research and Development, which has been converted into a vaccination clinic. Parkview Health celebrated the 50,000th COVID-19 vaccination Wednesday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Parkview Health celebrates the 50,000 vaccination for COVID-19 on Wednesday, February, 24, 2021.
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Milestone for Parkview
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Parkview Health has gone from zero to 50,000 in just over two months.
That s how many COVID-19 vaccination shots have been given by the health system since it administered the first four shots in Indiana on Dec. 14. Those receiving the first immunizations were front-line health care workers. ....

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