Rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Indiana remains focused on frontline health care workers and nursing home residents. That's even as some hospitals are reportedly vaccinating people much further down the priority list, like teachers.

Of the state's 500,282 total positive cases, 76.5 percent were reported after the state moved to Stage 5 of its reopening plan, in late September.

Businesses could stand to lose billions of dollars from lawsuits related to COVID-19. The Indiana Chamber's top priority for the upcoming legislative session will be to provide businesses some protections.

Indiana's front-line health care workers began receiving the state's first shots of Pfizer's vaccine against COVID-19 earlier this month.

The video -- with its allegations of racial insensitivity -- has sparked an outcry on social media. Some commenters -- including doctors -- say the allegations reflect long-standing structural racism within the medical profession.

The relief package includes $600 direct payments to most Americans, extends the federal unemployment insurance benefits by $300 per week through March of 2021 and provides $325 billion in small business relief.

Three months ago, 1 in 5 Indiana small business owners said they would have to close over the next six months without additional aid.

Medical professionals across the country are being vaccinated against COVID-19. For Dr. Gabriel Bosslet, a pulmonologist in Indianapolis, it was a day he'll never forget. He spoke with Side Effects Public Media's Carter Barrett, before getting the vaccine -- and just hours after the first dose.

The American Diabetes Association says about a quarter of people with the disease are tapping savings, loans or stimulus checks to buy insulin. And some are taking big risks to get the life-saving drug.

Indiana's school nurses are facing more demands than ever this year, as they help students, their families, and educators navigate the pandemic, but some are feeling burnt out after months of high-intensity work.