Coronavirus

INDIANAPOLIS — Schools in Indiana that have mask requirements will no longer need to track close-contact coronavirus cases. The Indiana Department of Health on Friday sent new guidelines to schools, among the changes is the end of contract tracing and individual student reporting for schools that require masks. Parents in those schools will now get a notification if someone […]

(CNN) — A new study adds to growing evidence that there is no connection between Covid-19 vaccinations and a reduced chance of conceiving. Rather, couples in the study had slightly lower chances of conception if the male partner had been infected with the coronavirus within 60 days — which offers even more reason to get vaccinated against […]

(CNN) — The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free starting next week, a White House official told CNN, the latest federal step aimed at reining in the US’ Covid-19 surge. The masks — which are coming from the Strategic National Stockpile — will be made available at a number of […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The House has passed the bill limiting employer vaccine mandates. The bill requires employers to honor requests for religious exemptions or documented medical exemptions, but even workers who submit neither of those requests couldn’t be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The most a company could do is require employees to be tested […]

STATEWIDE — You can now order free at-home coronavirus tests through the federal government. Every home in the United States is eligible to order the at-home antigen tests. Each package contains four tests and can be ordered from the covidtests.gov website. The site was expected to go live Wednesday, but it was accepting orders as […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health is extending its COVID vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through Feb. 26. The clinic is being held in the INDYCAR parking lot on W. 16th Street, across from IMS Gate 2. The Pfizer pediatric and adult vaccines will be available, as will the Moderna vaccine. First doses […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -The United States has been grappling with a shortage of at-home coronavirus tests. Even if you’re lucky enough to get one, there’s a good chance you’ll have to cough up both time and money. Dr. Paul Calkins, an anesthesiologist at IU Health, says the nation has lacked a successful testing strategy compared to other […]

INDIANAPOLIS — There are over 50 different mutations of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the most out of any other variant of the virus. Doctors are unable to come to a consensus of just why the virus is able to mutate so quickly and spread quicker than any other variant, but it has mostly to […]

CARMEL, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Health will host a mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic in Carmel. The clinic at Jill Perelman Pavilion (3000 W. 116th Street in Carmel) will be open Wednesday, Jan. 19 through Saturday, Jan. 22, from noon to 8 p.m. You can register online or by calling 211. Appointments are […]

(CNN) — Hawaii will likely soon require visitors to have a Covid booster shot if they want to travel to the islands. State Governor David Ige told reporters that his office is strongly considering changing its definition of “fully vaccinated” from two doses of an approved Covid vaccine to three. That would mean that travelers who have […]