State health department, Indianapolis Motor Speedway plan mass vaccination clinic
The Indiana Department of Health said up to 96,000 people could be vaccinated during the event.
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U.S. outlook improving as vaccinations rise, deaths fall
Still, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday he isn’t ready to declare the nation has turned the corner on the outbreak.
Chip shortages force more cuts at North American auto plants
Consultant AlixPartners has said the global chip shortage could cost automakers $61 billion in lost sales this year. The recent setbacks could further delay an expected second-quarter recovery in output.
Indiana reports 976 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths
The Indiana State Department of Health said 1,455 new individuals were tested Tuesday, the lowest number in that category since April.
Marion County health officials shut down two clubs for COVID-19 violations
The health department said downtown club After 6 and Broad Ripple’s Casba Bar both violated pandemic-related health restrictions. Both clubs will have to submit risk-mitigation plans to reopen.
State to open vaccines to all adults March 31, nix mask mandate on April 6
In a statewide address Tuesday evening, Gov. Eric Holcomb said he will also let statewide capacity restrictions expire.
White House: 27M vaccine doses to be shipped next week
The administration expects supplies to continue to increase in the coming weeks, which comes as more states are relaxing eligibility criteria for shots.
Bottleworks District cited for crowds, not enforcing face masks, at basketball watch party
Thousands of people, many of them maskless, crowded into the district near Mass Ave on Saturday to watch NCAA men’s basketball games on huge television screens.
Regal Cinemas, second-largest chain in U.S., to reopen in April
Regal had been one of most notable holdouts in the gradual reopening of cinemas nationwide. For nearly half a year, its 7,211 screens and 549 theatres in the U.S. have been dark.
Indiana reports 701 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths
While COVID-19 case counts saw a steep decline in Indiana after the first of the year, they have plateaued in recent weeks.
Tourism groups push U.S. to eliminate travel restrictions
U.S. air travel is already picking up. More than 1 million people have passed through U.S. airport checkpoints each of the last 11 days, with Sunday’s total topping more than 1.5 million for the first time in more than a year.
Reputation of AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine marred by missteps
Coupled with earlier missteps in reporting data and a recent blood clot scare, experts said a new stumble could cause lasting harm to the shot that is key to global efforts to stop the pandemic and erode vaccine confidence more broadly.
3 downtown hotels to ‘un-bubble’ as NCAA consolidates teams to 1 property
The move will allow fans and other visitors to use the Hyatt Regency, Westin and JW Marriott hotels for the first time in 10 days, after the three properties were fully booked by the NCAA for tournament needs.
Roger Penske bullish on large crowd for Indianapolis 500
There will be fans at this year’s Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske said Monday, but how many remains a moving target based on COVID-19 restrictions. More than 170,000 tickets already have been sold for the May 30 race, he said.
Indiana reports lowest number of COVID-19 deaths since Sept. 13
The state said more than 954,000 Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday. More than 1.44 million had received the first dose of a two-dose vaccination.
Survey: Bosses clueless that workers are miserable, looking to leave
The data found burnout is widespread—54% of workers said they are overworked and 39% said exhausted.
Supply bottlenecks leave ships stranded, businesses stymied
Main Street businesses are now forced to wait months instead of the usual weeks for a delivery from China, and no one knows when the situation will be resolved.
New SBA head plans changes at agency; focus now is COVID-19
Two days after she was sworn in, Isabella Casillas Guzman said her immediate focus is implementing the small business provisions in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package signed into law last week.
AstraZeneca: U.S. data shows vaccine effective for all adults
The company said its experts did not identify any safety concerns related to the vaccine, including finding no increased risk of rare blood clots identified in Europe.
Rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollouts backfired in some U.S. states
A surprising new analysis found that states that raced ahead of others to offer the vaccine to ever-larger groups of people have vaccinated smaller shares of their population than those that moved more slowly and methodically.