Coronavirus: Indiana Hits 1M Initial Vaccine Doses, State Expands Eligibility To Hoosiers 50+
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ars lined up at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Friday for a mass vaccination clinic. Health officials anticipate the four-day clinic will distribute nearly 17,000 Johnson & Johnson singe-dose COVID-19 vaccines.
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The Indiana Department of Health reported 168 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the stateâs total to 12,310 confirmed deaths. The state also reported more than 5,500 new cases in the last week.
Indiana has administered 1,127,721 initial vaccine doses, with 696,457 Hoosiers fully vaccinated.
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The Indiana Department of Health announced the state reached the milestone March 1. As of Sunday, March 7, 1,127,721 Hoosiers had received at least one vaccine dose, with nearly 700,000 Hoosiers fully vaccinated.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened the state s first mass vaccination site Friday. Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state officials received their COVID-19 vaccine.
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