Coronavirus

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University Health on Wednesday provided an update on its efforts in treating COVID patients. IU Health says it is currently caring for 496 COVID patients throughout its hospital system. Last week, IU Health requested help from the Indiana National Guard for most of its hospitals, except for Riley Children’s Hospital. As of Wednesday, […]

(CNN) — On December 14, 2020, nurse Sandra Lindsay rolled up her left sleeve at a New York City hospital and became one of the first people in the US to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The vaccine was from Pfizer/BioNTech, and it had been authorized for emergency use only three days earlier by the FDA — the first counterblow […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools is teaming up with the Indiana Department of Health to offer two vaccine clinics at three IPS schools. Pre-registration is required for all in-school student immunizations and is recommended for all families attending the after-school clinics. On-site registration/authorization will be permitted. Clinic Details December 15 Arsenal Tech High School Gymnasium, 1500 […]

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster in people ages 16 and 17. It’s the first Covid-19 vaccine booster authorized for this age group in the United States. Just as with adults, 16- and 17-year-olds are eligible to receive a booster dose six […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – As Indiana approaches the end of a nearly two-year emergency declaration, Governor Holcomb says the state has met the challenge of the pandemic, but he warns COVID-19 isn’t gone or close to gone. Indiana has averaged 27 COVID deaths a day since the first one last March. The state is in the middle […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in Indiana have skyrocketed in the past month. Now, health care workers are sounding the alarm. Intensive Care Physician Doctor Graham Carlos from Eskenazi Health told News 8’s Camila Fernandez that it’s nerve-wracking. There were 1,221 COVID-19 hospitalizations on Nov. 5. One month later, that number has more than doubled […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – One of the most vulnerable groups to serious COVID-19 infection is also one of the least vaccinated. Just under half of Hoosiers age 20-to-40 have been vaccinated. But among pregnant women, the vaccination rate is about a third. The CDC explicitly recommends the vaccine if you’re pregnant or trying to get pregnant. IU […]

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana House of Representatives majority introduced legislation that would end Governor Eric Holcomb’s COVID-19 emergency order, which was put into place at the start of the pandemic. “After more than a year and a half of Indiana being under a state of emergency, it’s time for us to end it. This […]

(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) – There have been loud arguments about COVID precautions from vaccination to masks. But there are signs people are increasingly ignoring one of the most basic steps: staying home if you’re sick. In the last month, cases and hospitalizations have doubled, and case counts the last three days are the highest since January. […]

(BERNE, Ind.) – The bill to limit employer vaccine mandates has been formally introduced in the Indiana House, but changes are likely to at least a couple of provisions. House Majority Leader Matt Lehman’s (R-Berne) bill is mostly identical to a draft debated but not voted on last week. But Lehman says he expects some […]