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.
Ceruti Catering suing Holcomb, local health officials for damages to business
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne catering company is suing Indiana s governor and local health officials, alleging their handling of the coronavirus pandemic has unlawfully hurt the business.
Ceruti Catering Inc. filed the 26-page lawsuit Tuesday in Allen Superior Court against Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Allen County Department of Health.
Ceruti is seeking a permanent injunction to prohibit the governor and health department from enforcing executive orders that began a year ago when the pandemic hit. Ceruti is also asking for an unspecified amount of money for costs and expenses including attorneys fees.
Local caterer sues Holcomb, county health department
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne catering company is suing Indiana s governor and local health officials, alleging their handling of the coronavirus pandemic has unlawfully hurt the business.
Ceruti Catering Inc. filed the 26-page lawsuit Tuesday in Allen Superior Court against Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Allen County Department of Health.
Ceruti is seeking a permanent injunction to prohibit the governor and health department from enforcing executive orders that began a year ago when the pandemic hit. Ceruti is also asking for an unspecified amount of money for costs and expenses including attorneys fees.
Photos by Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Employees stand ready at the check-in center at Parkview s Mirro Center for Research and Development, which has been converted into a vaccination clinic. Parkview Health celebrated the 50,000th COVID-19 vaccination Wednesday.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Parkview Health celebrates the 50,000 vaccination for COVID-19 on Wednesday, February, 24, 2021. Previous Next
Thursday, February 25, 2021 1:00 am
Milestone for Parkview
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Parkview Health has gone from zero to 50,000 in just over two months.
That s how many COVID-19 vaccination shots have been given by the health system since it administered the first four shots in Indiana on Dec. 14. Those receiving the first immunizations were front-line health care workers.