Coronavirus

(CNN) — The United States’ first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been identified in California. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the case was in an individual who traveled from South Africa on November 22 and tested positive for Covid-19 on November 29. That […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Doctors say it’s too soon to know whether the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is reason to worry. The Delta variant muscled out other COVID strains over the summer. In Indiana, it’s accounted for 96% of COVID infections this month, while the original strain and the Alpha, Beta and Gamma strains have disappeared entirely. […]

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. – The Hamilton County Health Department will hold a virtual town hall Tuesday evening to answer questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine and children. The Vaccines & Kids Town Hall, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will give parents a chance to ask questions about vaccine dosing, potential side effects of the […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is trying to address concerns and myths about COVID and the COVID vaccine. The museum hosted its second online Q&A on the vaccine, three days ahead of a vaccine clinic at the museum on Thursday. The clinic will offer COVID vaccinations from four to eight p.m. for all […]

(CNN) — The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. The World Health Organization announced Friday that it has designated the newly identified coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, as a variant of concern, […]

BROWNSBURG, Ind.— A Brownsburg 6-year-old is recovering after being hospitalized with COVID-19 for several days. Her mother, Emily Roark, is sharing her story as a cautionary tale for other families. Roark said people hear all the time that kids aren’t seriously impacted by COVID-19, but, for the past three weeks, her family has experienced an […]

PRETORIA, South Africa. — South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. “Initially it looked like some cluster outbreaks, but from yesterday, the indication came from our scientists from the Network of Genomic Surveillance that they were observing a new […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Legislators won’t meet Monday to consider limits on vaccine mandates after all. The General Assembly normally doesn’t meet for the six weeks between the ceremonial opening of the session in November and the start of legislative business after New Year’s. But Republican leaders had said they wanted to move quickly to protect people […]

(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) – Thanksgiving gatherings raise the threat of adding to the latest wave of COVID-19. But health experts aren’t as concerned as they were last year. Three-million Hoosiers are vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s three-million more than last Thanksgiving. Indiana University chief health officer Aaron Carroll says huge gatherings which include unvaccinated people pose a […]

(INDIANAPOLIS) – A marathon statehouse hearing has set the stage for an expected Monday vote on a bill to clamp limits on private vaccine requirements. The bill would require employers who make the vaccine mandatory to honor requests for religious or medical exemptions. It would ban vaccine requirements entirely at schools or state universities, including […]