By DeSherion McBroom
Apr 1, 2021 7:30 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) With people 16 and older now eligible to be vaccinated in Indiana, health leaders are encouraging students to register.
Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box believes a lot of young people are eager for life to return to normal.
Dr. Maureen Johnson, associate professor for the Department of Applied Health Sciences at Indiana State University, says when she learned that the age for COVID vaccinations was being lowered to 16, she started her on-campus classes by making sure her students knew they would soon be elgible. Students really need to take advantage, well everybody who s eligible needs to take advantage of it, said Johnson. Because it s really the only way we re going to start to make our way back to life before the pandemic. It s a great opportunity for us to protect ourselves.
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Over 11,000 cases of a troubling COVID-19 variant are in the US. These states have the highest numbers Share Updated: 7:00 AM EDT Apr 2, 2021 Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, CNN
Over 11,000 cases of a troubling COVID-19 variant are in the US. These states have the highest numbers Share Updated: 7:00 AM EDT Apr 2, 2021
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Show Transcript and I m quite worried about the variance around the country. Covid 19 cases caused by variants are on the rise, just as health experts have been predicting. I think it s probably a combination of pandemic fatigue. Loosening of people s guard. Uh, insufficient vaccinations were lulled into this false sense that this thing can t get to us. We seem to be getting not only many variants variants of concern almost every week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the variance of concern right now include the one first identified in the UK, the one spotted in Sou
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Joel Weyrauch and Sammi Coppedge have been patiently awaiting their wedding day since November 2019, but when it came to getting vaccinated together, the couple just couldn t wait.
Weyrauch, 29, and Coppedge, 26, became eligible for their COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday morning and were able to snag appointments for that same evening in Richmond, Ind., one hour away from their home on the east side of Indianapolis
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“We basically made the decision weeks ago that whatever opened up for us, if that meant driving to New Albany or Hammond, or whatever corner of the state, like we were gonna do it to get the earliest available appointment,” Weyrauch said.
Joel Weyrauch and Sammi Coppedge have been patiently awaiting their wedding day since November 2019, but when it came to getting vaccinated together, the couple just couldn t wait.
Weyrauch, 29, and Coppedge, 26, became eligible for their COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday morning and were able to snag appointments for that same evening in Richmond, Ind., one hour away from their home on the east side of Indianapolis
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“We basically made the decision weeks ago that whatever opened up for us, if that meant driving to New Albany or Hammond, or whatever corner of the state, like we were gonna do it to get the earliest available appointment,” Weyrauch said.
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