U.S. easing virus restrictions for foreign flights to America
he travel bans had become the source of growing geopolitical frustration, particularly among allies in the United Kingdom and European Union.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
Younger workers taking different approach to life insurance
As Generation Z and millennial workers challenge the concept of a traditional career and drive an increase in freelancing, the role of workplace group life insurance in long-term financial plans is likely to change.
Health care real estate firm Cornerstone forms joint venture with KKR
Indianapolis-based Cornerstone Cos. Inc. said it teamed with the New York City-based global investment giant to acquire and develop more than $1 billion in real estate assets over the next few years. The deal includes the recapitalization of 25 Cornerstone properties.
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.
Indiana reports 91 more deaths from COVID-19, rise in hospitalizations
More than a third (33.6%) of Indiana’s intensive care unit beds are occupied by COVID patients.
Gates, Rockefeller warn leaders about pandemic’s impact
Leaders of the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations are warning that the pandemic could set back global progress on education, public health and gender equality for years.
Indiana reports 2,634 COVID-19 hospitalizations
More than 3.16 million Hoosiers had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Monday, up by 16,308 over the weekend.
FDA experts among group opposing U.S. booster shot plan
The average person doesn’t need a COVID-19 booster yet, an international group of scientists—including two top U.S. regulators—wrote Monday in a scientific journal.
Indiana health officials announce COVID-19 testing expansion
Under the partnership, the Covington, Kentucky-based company will provide staff and supplies needed to collect and analyze up to 5,000 COVID-19 tests per day.