Statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall
Hospitalizations due to COVID have plummeted 55% in Indiana since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 faces delay
U.S. regulators on Friday put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 to children under 5, creating major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available.
Total Indiana COVID deaths climb past 21,000
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have plummeted 36.5% since hitting a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
St. Vincent wants judge to order investigators to cooperate in case of fired physician
It’s the latest twist in a long-running story involving Dr. Timothy Story, who worked for St. Vincent Medical Group for a decade, but was fired in August 2020 after St. Vincent learned of a federal investigation into his prescribing practices.
Many Hoosiers in limbo as pandemic causes delay in elective surgeries
Most of Indiana’s hospitals have shelved elective surgeries—the medically necessary procedures that are normally scheduled at a patient’s convenience and often require an overnight stay, such as tonsillectomies, hernia repairs and hip replacements.
IU-led research shows respiratory disease more common than thought
Data analysis by a team of medical professionals across the country indicates primary ciliary dyskinesia, or PCD, is twice as common as previous estimates, occurring in one of about every 7,500 people.
Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 3,000
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 108 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Friday, the fourth daily report in a row with more than 100 deaths.
Q&A with Kellie Tremain on the importance of organ donation
Tremain has been president of the Indiana Donor Network since 2012, and coaxes people at every opportunity to consider donating their organs after they die to others who need a kidney, liver, heart or other organ.
Indiana reports 104 more COVID deaths, drop in hospitalizations
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen 16.8% since reaching a pandemic high of 3,519 on Jan. 13.
Vaccine mandate kicks in for first wave of health care workers
The mandate affects a wide swath of the health care industry, covering doctors, nurses, technicians, aides and even volunteers at hospitals, nursing homes, home-health agencies and other providers that participate in the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Indiana reports 129 more COVID-19 deaths, slight uptick in hospitalizations
The state said 87.8% of COVID test samples checked for their variant strain in January have been the Omicron variant while 12% were the Delta variant.
Biden administration officially withdraws failed vaccination rule
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the withdrawal Tuesday. But the agency said it still strongly encourages workers to get vaccinated.
COVID-19 vaccine booster drive faltering in United States
Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And the average number of booster shots dispensed per day in the U.S. has plummeted.
Indiana reports 134 more COVID deaths, uptick in hospitalizations
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19, which had fallen for four days in a row, rose to 3,204 on Monday, up from 3,137 the previous day.
Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
The new U.S. study will include up to 1,420 volunteers ages 18 to 55 to test the updated omicron-based shots for use as a booster or for primary vaccinations.
Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
One influential model projects that nearly all nations will be past the omicron wave by mid-March. Others predict a strong decline in U.S. infections by April, unless a new variant emerges that can sidestep the growing levels of immunity.
Indiana’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 20,000
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have fallen for four days in a row and are down more than 10% since hitting a pandemic peak on Jan. 13, the Indiana State Department of Health reported Monday.
New COVID-19 cases reach all-time high in Indiana
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday also reported 95 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the official pandemic death toll to 19,992. On a more positive note, statewide hospitalizations dropped by more than 100.
Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show
The study found vaccine effectiveness was best after three doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in preventing COVID-19-associated emergency department and urgent care visits.
Indiana reports 137 more COVID-19 deaths as cases climb past 1.5M
COVID-19-related hospitalizations rose from 3,492 on Tuesday to 3,506 on Wednesday, the second-highest mark of all time.