Articles tagged as: COVID-19
May 31, 2022
Alcohol use was a problem in the Midwest. Then the pandemic hit
A new study shows alcohol use increased during the pandemic for those 21 and older, but finding treatment can be a challenge.
Read MoreMay 25, 2022
Why scientists are looking for clues about coronavirus variants in wastewater
So-called cryptic lineages may hold the key to better understand how the virus that causes COVID mutates to evade our immune systems.
Read MoreMay 20, 2022
Indiana opens pediatric booster shots to Hoosiers 5 to 11 years old
In a statement, the state health department said booster doses help prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19 and variants. Statewide cases have more than doubled in just the last month.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022
Indiana passes 1.7M confirmed COVID-19 cases, sees slight uptick since April 1
Indiana surpassed 1.7 million confirmed cases following its dashboard update Wednesday, adding its most recent 100,000 new cases over the last four months.
Read MoreApril 26, 2022
Tippecanoe County, Purdue University post relatively high COVID-19 numbers
Tippecanoe County currently has the highest number of cases per ten thousand residents of any county in Indiana. At Purdue, the university reported a 21% testing positivity rate within its campus community - close to the all-time high.
Read MoreApril 22, 2022
Hoosiers added to Medicaid during pandemic could be at risk of losing coverage
Thousands of Hoosiers could be at risk of losing health insurance if and when the public health emergency ends.
Read MoreApril 21, 2022
Company that supported Indiana COVID testing loses discrimination suit
A jury in a Kentucky court ruled that Gravity Diagnostics, a Kentucky-based laboratory testing company, has to pay a former employee more than $450,000 after terminating his employment in August 2019.
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Federal ruling changes mask mandates for IndyGo, Indianapolis airport
The changes to the COVID-19 protocols on public transportation come after a federal judge ruled Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had exceeded its authority and failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures.
Read MoreApril 18, 2022
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett tests positive for COVID-19
Mayor Joe Hogsett credits the vaccination for limiting his illness to mild COVID-19 symptoms.
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