Articles tagged as: COVID-19
January 18, 2022
Indiana vaccine exemption bill advances, faces GOP hurdles
The Republican-dominated Indiana House voted 57-35 largely along party lines in favor of the bill, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
'Why are you telling me how to run my business?' HB 1001 frustrates, confuses some employers
Under the bill, which is set for a House vote Tuesday, businesses are allowed to require employees to be vaccinated. But if they do so, they'd have to accept four exemptions.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
Coronavirus: Senate smooths path to end public emergency, state hits 1.4M surpasses, 19K dead
The Indiana House scraps its proposal to raise unemployment insurance taxes on employers unwilling to grant vaccine mandates. The state Senate advances a bill to allow the governor to end the public health emergency. And Indiana surpasses both 1.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19,000 dead.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2022
You asked: What are monoclonal antibodies, and how are they used to treat COVID-19?
As the omicron variant pushes COVID-19 case counts to new highs, we've received audience questions about monoclonal antibodies, which are used to prevent and treat infection from the coronavirus. To get answers, Side Effects Public Media spoke with Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2022
With record-breaking daily cases and limited testing, should we still pay attention to cases?
Indiana has set several new records for daily cases since the COVID-19 variant omicron hit the state. Those new cases are straining the state's ability to test Hoosiers, meaning more positive cases are falling through the cracks.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana schools 'desperate' to stay open as staff COVID cases hit record highs
School districts across Indiana are reporting the highest number of staff and student COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana government leaders react to Supreme Court vaccine mandate opinions
Gov. Eric Holcomb said he respects two opinions issued from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement the court correctly decided against the “intrusive federal overreach of the OSHA rule.”
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Employer penalty removed as Indiana vaccine mandate bill moves ahead in the House
The Indiana House scrapped a proposal to raise unemployment insurance taxes as a penalty to employers unwilling to grant vaccine exemptions.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Indiana reports 16,000+ new COVID-19 cases, pushing confirmed total past 1.4 million
With late Thursday's update from the Indiana Department of Health, Indiana surpassed 1.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Read MoreJanuary 12, 2022
Amid the pandemic, many rural churches are struggling to stay open
Arthur Farnsley, a senior research fellow at the Center for the study of Religion on American Culture, isn’t surprised to hear the pandemic has created challenges for small churches.
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