Last week, Johnson & Johnson halted its European roll-out of the vaccine after U.S. officials recommended a pause in the vaccine, when they detected six very rare blood clot cases among nearly 7 million people who had been vaccinated.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose from 875 on Sunday to 891 on Monday.
The Indiana Hospitality & Entertainment Grant program is intended to help those businesses “largely excluded from other government assistance programs,” the state said.
The program will provide grants of $10,000 per month to small businesses, with a maximum award of $50,000. The funding could reimburse businesses for up to 80% of non-payroll expenses and 100% of payroll expenses between March 1, 2020, and April 1, 2021.
In March, when vaccine eligibility was widening and distribution efforts improving in the U.S., a survey by the consulting firm Gartner found 30% of companies planned to bring vaccines to their employees.
Even though nearly 1.6 million Hoosiers are fully vaccinated, large risks remain as variants of the virus have begun to emerge.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported 770 new COVID-19 cases, only the second time in 13 days that cases have fallen below 1,000 in the daily report. Case counts on Mondays, which rely on Sunday reporting, are often lower than the rest of the week. The seven-day moving average of positive cases […]
With medical visits picking up again among patients vaccinated against COVID-19, health providers are starting to see the consequences of a year of pandemic-delayed preventive and emergency care.
Faster-spreading variants of COVID-19 are sending more younger people to the hospital. Fatalities remain low, but doctors say the virus is now making the young sicker, some gravely.
The state said more than 1.56 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Sunday. More than 2.16 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
The seven-day moving average of positive COVID-19 cases in Indiana rose to 1,344, the highest mark since Feb. 12.
Businesses are looking for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, which had its launch derailed last week because of technical problems with the application portal, to reopen soon.
The state said more than 1.52 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday. More than 2.1 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
The Indianapolis-based company is asking U.S. regulators to revoke their emergency authorization for the use of bamlanivimab alone, in favor of its combination with another drug.
The state said more than 1.49 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Thursday. Almost 2.1 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
The Indiana House and Senate voted to override GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill giving legislators more authority to intervene during emergencies declared by the governor. The conflict ultimately may be decided in court.
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again.
The Labor Department said Thursday that applications plummeted by 193,000, from a revised 769,000 a week earlier.
The Greenwood theater will be the first Regal location in the state to reopen, followed by other locations in weeks to come. Regal closed its theaters last year because of the pandemic.
The Indiana State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,233 new COVID-19 cases, the seventh time in nine days that new reported cases have topped 1,000.
