Hoosiers 45 and up can get shots
County, area vaccination sites ramp up preparations
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
The Allen County Department of Health plans to nearly double the number of COVID-19 vaccinations it will provide in upcoming weeks in response to a statewide plan to expand eligibility.
On Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health extended vaccine eligibility from 50 and older to 45 and up.
Lowering the age makes an additional 412,640 Hoosiers eligible, state health officials said.
The number of newly eligible in Allen County could not be immediately determined. But 2019 federal census figures show about 46,000 residents ages 45 to 54.