Illinois residents who work in Indiana no longer are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a Hoosier State distribution site.
State health officials announced Wednesday that Indiana is ending first-dose vaccine appointments for out-of-state residents to focus on immunizing as many Hoosiers as possible against the coronavirus.
Non-Indiana residents who already received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana still can follow through and get their second dose in the Hoosier State.
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Dr. Lindsay Weaver, chief medical officer at the Indiana Department of Health, explained that Indiana opened eligibility to approximately 19,000 out-of-state residents when health care workers, nursing home residents and employees, and first responders were the primary focus of vaccination efforts.