Indiana reports 81 more COVID deaths, rise in hospitalizations
More than 3.21 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Tuesday after a daily increase of 6,838.
Second dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine increases protection against COVID-19, maker says
Regulators would have to authorize Johnson & Johnson booster shots before the public could receive them.
U.S. easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America
The travel bans had become the source of growing geopolitical frustration, particularly among allies in the United Kingdom and European Union.
Statewide hospitalizations due to COVID fall for 6th straight day
The Indiana State Department of Health on Monday reported the latest COVID-19 figures related to schools, which showed a rise in student cases of 4,499
Biden easing foreign travel restrictions, requiring vaccines
The new policy replaces a patchwork of travel restrictions first instituted by President Donald Trump last year and tightened by Biden last year that restricted travel by non-citizens to the United Kingdom, European Union, China, India and other countries.
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in children ages 5 to 11
While youngsters are at lower risk of severe illness or death than older people, more than 5 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began and at least 460 have died, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Fauci: Moderna, Johnson & Johnson boosters nearing FDA review
Data about booster shots for those who had received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines could be a few weeks away from being reviewed, days after an FDA panel approved booster shots for a limited population of those who had received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
In emphatic vote, FDA panel rejects widespread Pfizer booster shots
Over several hours of discussion on Friday, members of the Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts voiced frustration that Pfizer had provided little data on the safety of extra doses.
Lilly’s antibody treatment gets another shot
The drugmaker’s COVID-19 treatment is back on the market after a two-month suspension, but the question is whether Lilly can grab market share from now-dominant Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
FDA panel is first key test for Biden COVID-19 booster plan
Scientists inside and outside the government have been divided in recent days over the need for boosters and who should get them.
Indiana reports 32 more COVID deaths, dip in hospitalizations
The Indiana State Department of Health has reported 222 new deaths from COVID-19 over the past four days, an average of 55.5 per day.
125 employees no longer with IU Health after refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The state’s largest hospital system said the employees had been suspended for two weeks without pay and would have been eligible to return to work if they had attested to partial or full vaccination.
Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate
The assignment is sure to test an understaffed agency that has struggled to defend its authority in court. And the legal challenges to Biden’s vaccine mandate will be unrelenting.
Indiana reports 31 more COVID-19 deaths
The seven-day moving average of new deaths rose from 26 to 27 per day, the state health department said.
FDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective—the first step toward deciding which Americans need one and when.
Pfizer says booster shots of vaccine restore waning immunity
Pfizer said that data from the United States and Israel suggest that the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine wanes over time, and that a booster dose was safe and effective at warding off the virus and new variants.
Biden, CEOs, biz leaders meet about COVID-19 vaccine mandates
The White House meeting comes less than a week after Biden announced that the Labor Department is working to require businesses with 100 or more employees to order those workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or show a negative test result at least weekly.
Indiana reports drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations, 68 more deaths
More than 3.18 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday, up by 5,436 from the previous day.
U.S. government buys $330M worth of COVID-19 antibody doses from Lilly
Eli Lilly’s therapy has been shown to be highly effective against the delta variant, which is now the dominant strain of the coronavirus in the United States.
Indiana districts get less money for quarantined students, but that might change
Indiana school districts grappling with a possible loss of funding for quarantining students could get relief under newly proposed legislation.
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