Moderna vaccine expected to arrive soon in Tippecanoe County
Staff at IU Health Arnett have been vaccinating frontline health care workers non-stop since shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived last Friday and Monday.
Posted: Dec 23, 2020 2:51 PM
Updated: Dec 23, 2020 6:42 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - The recently approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive within the next week. It will take more than one or two vaccines to vaccinate everyone who wants to within the United States, so we need as many vaccines out there as possible, says Dr. Daniel Wickert, vice president of medical affairs for Franciscan Health Lafayette.
Health care workers receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the first round of the COVID-19 in Tippecanoe County Friday.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 5:26 PM
Posted By: Balint Szalavari
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe County has reached a major milestone in its fight against the coronavirus.
The first round of health care workers in Tippecanoe County received their COVID-19 vaccine Friday. This, only a day after the county received a shipment of more than 900 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the vaccine Friday. Doctors like IU Health Arnett s Associate Chief of Adult Inpatient Medicine Chris Mansfield said this is a big step in helping those fighting the coronavirus on the frontlines.
Credit Screenshot, Indiana State Dept. of Health
As Tippecanoe County officials prepare for local COVID-19 vaccinations, their warnings for caution continued Wednesday as case counts stay high and hospitals brace for the possibility of more holiday-season patients in the coming weeks.
“I think one of the biggest challenges is: we have to get through the next month,” said Dr. Dan Wickert, vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan Health Lafayette. “And we’re concerned about where our numbers will go in the next month, particularly with Christmas coming up.”
IU Health Arnett Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jim Bien said whether hospitals have to bear that additional pressure in the coming weeks and prepare for the worst depends upon the community.
Local mothers delay prenatal care, opt for virtual visits amid pandemic
Local hospitals are concerned about the burden of the pandemic on new and expecting mothers.
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 2:21 PM
Updated: Dec 14, 2020 6:37 PM
Posted By: Joseph Paul
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Local hospitals are concerned about the burden of the pandemic on new and expecting mothers. There have been many ways that I feel like the COVID pandemic has impacted women and their families, says Letitia Quast-Wilson, a certified nurse midwife at IU Health Arnett.
COVID-19 is changing how local hospitals approach prenatal care and labor. They re restricting the number of family and friends present during checkups and deliveries, and are offering virtual visits as an alternative to in-person checkups.