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First published May 6 in in.chalkbeat.org, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for newsletter here.
In a survey ahead of the next school year, Indiana health officials want to know whether parents intend to have their children receive the COVID-19 vaccine once theyâre eligible â or what concerns are stopping them.Â
With teens ages 16 and over already able to get vaccinated and federal approval expected as early as next week for vaccine use for children ages 12 to 15, vaccination rates among children could affect restrictions in schools this fall, the stateâs top health official said.
âMy goal would be, if weâve got the bulk of high school students and junior high students vaccinated, that they hopefully go back to school without having to wear masks,â said Indiana State Health Department Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box. âThey definitely donât have to be quarantined.â
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In a survey ahead of the next school year, Indiana health officials want to know whether parents intend to have their children receive the COVID-19 vaccine once they’re eligible or what concerns are stopping them.
With teens ages 16 and over already able to get vaccinated and federal approval expected as early as next week for vaccine use for children ages 12 to 15, vaccination rates among children could affect restrictions in schools this fall, the state’s top health official said.
“My goal would be, if we’ve got the bulk of high school students and junior high students vaccinated, that they hopefully go back to school without having to wear masks,” said Indiana State Health Department Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box. “They definitely don’t have to be quarantined.”
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. David Figueroa has spent months with his head banging back and forth between a stepmother who says it s crazy to take a COVID-19 vaccine and a boss who would appreciate it very much.
Figueroa, 34, finally took a stand Wednesday morning, using the launching of a major new vaccination offensive to take the shot. He showed up at the first in a new series of mobile vaccination clinics staged on Wednesdays by the Vanderburgh County Health Department at Hartke Pool. He was among the first of 40 people vaccinated by day s end.
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