The revised figure released by the Labor Department on Thursday was slightly smaller than the 4.7% decline estimated a month ago. But it was still the biggest drop since the second quarter of 1981.
A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the Big Ten Conference’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Indianapolis this month, the conference announced Thursday morning.
All Indiana teachers are now eligible for COVID vaccines under a new federal directive. Vaccines earmarked for educators are separate from the overall allocation the state receives, said Indiana State Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Lindsay Weaver.
More than 1.03 million Hoosiers—or about 15% of the state’s population of about 6.7 million—have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, but it could take weeks or months to immunize the entire state, health officials say.
For three days starting Friday, the state will operate a drive-through vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where thousands of eligible Hoosiers will be able to get a shot without leaving their car.
Under the new structure, the checks would phase out faster for those at higher income levels, compared to the way the direct payments were structured in President Biden’s initial proposal and the version of the bill passed by the House on Saturday.
The closure will be used by the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the NCAA for various activities throughout the NCAA tournament.
The decision comes one day after the state opened up vaccinations to the 55-59 age group.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 dropped from 765 on Monday to 731 on Tuesday, the lowest number since Sept. 12.
The additional signups came during the first two weeks of an extended enrollment period ordered by President Joe Biden to help more people find insurance amid the economic ripple effects caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Among the most vulnerable not-for-profits, the study said, are those involved in arts and entertainment, which depend on ticket sales for most of their revenue, cannot significantly their reduce expenses and don’t typically hold much cash.
Despite the stepped-up pace of vaccine production, the work of inoculating Americans could extend well into the summer, officials said, depending both on the government’s capacity to deliver doses and Americans’ willingness to roll up their sleeves.
The airport will be ready for visitors in town for the tournament with new March Madness signage, NCAA-sanctioned pop-up retail shops and enhanced staffing.
The Global Business Travel Association estimates that worldwide spending on commercial travel won’t recover to its pre-pandemic peak of $1.4 trillion until 2025.
As part of the investments, announced Tuesday, Target will accelerate the pace of building small-format stores, with plans to add 30 to 40 new stores this year, up from 29 last year.
The state said more than 587,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday. More than 1 million had received the first dose of a vaccination.
Preliminary reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that there were at least 42,000 more deaths from Alzheimer’s and other dementias in 2020 compared with the average of the five years prior.
The United States now expects to have enough supply of the three approved vaccines to inoculate all eligible American adults by June—although actually delivering the injections could take longer.
The three mass vaccination clinics will be offering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which federal officials approved Saturday for emergency use.
For tax purposes, weekly unemployment payments count as income just like wages from a job. But few people realize the money they get from the government is actually taxable.
