Articles tagged as: Indiana Department of Health
September 9, 2021
COVID-19 Patients Strain Indiana Hospitals As Virus Surges
The state Health Department’s latest report showed that the current COVID-19 surge has boosted Indiana hospitalizations to 2,513 patients as of Tuesday.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2021
School Districts Adjust Quarantine Policies As Concerns Over State Funding Return
School districts are quickly changing their policies in response to new Indiana Department of Health guidelines, which no longer require quarantines for asymptomatic students and staff if districts implement a mask mandate.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2021
Indiana Schools Can Stop Quarantines If Students Mask Up
The Indiana Department of Health is loosening its school COVID-19 quarantine policy -- but only for schools that are masking up.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2021
WATCH: State Health Officials Provide COVID-19 Update
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsay Weaver host a virtual media briefing to provide updates on COVID-19 and it impact on Indiana.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2021
Immunocompromised Hoosiers Should Get Third Dose, State Health Officials Say
State health officials are encouraging eligible Hoosiers to get a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. This additional dose is different from the booster shots recently announced by the Biden administration.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2021
State Health Officials: Don't Take Anti-Parasitic For Animals To Treat COVID-19
State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box and Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lindsey Weaver shut down misinformation Friday that an antibiotic to treat animals could be used against COVID-19.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2021
Health Officials Work To Get Schools Back To Reporting COVID-19 Data
Many Hoosier K-12 schools have stopped reporting COVID-19 data to the state, as required.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2021
Indiana Health Commissioner Has No Plans To Leave State Government Anytime Soon
A few top Holcomb administration officials have left state government in recent months. That's fairly common as an administration transitions from a first term to a second, as Holcomb's did.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2021
Indiana Sees 62,000 Wasted COVID-19 Doses As Shot Rate Slows
Indiana health officials have counted about 62,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines being tossed out in recent months as the number of people seeking the shots has fallen drastically.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021
Looking For A COVID-19 Test? Here’s How To Get One
As Indiana state health officials ramped up COVID-19 vaccination efforts this year, resources were diverted away from testing individuals for the virus. But within the past several weeks, the number of tests administered and the demand for tests has increased.
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