Health officials said last week they are working with the Indiana Rural Health Association to help improve vaccination rates.

With demand for the COVID-19 vaccine dropping, the Indiana Department of Health is asking state vaccine providers to accept walk-in appointments.

Indiana is encouraging state vaccine providers to accept walk-ins and working to get primary care providers access to vaccines.

The Indiana Department of Health said that about 1.74 million Hoosiers -- or 32 percent of Indiana's roughly 5.3 million residents ages 16 and older -- have been fully vaccinated.

The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday it is lifting its pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following federal guidance.

COVID-19 cases in Marion County have started to plateau following a small surge over the past month.

Hoosier lawmakers passed a ban on COVID-19 vaccine passports in the waning hours of the 2021 legislative session Thursday.

In Elkhart County, a direct effort to get shots to the Amish has yet to launch, according to county Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait.

The Indiana Department of Health on Friday announced that vaccines would be available without an appointment at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.

Appointments are now available at the Marion County Public Health Department's new COVID-19 vaccine clinic on the eastside, located at 9503 E. 33rd St.