First round of vaccines given Friday to local health care workers
1/19/21 1:21 PM
Christmas came early for some health care workers who got a COVID-19 vaccine Friday morning at Johnson Memorial Hospital.
About 100 health care workers who live or work in Johnson County were vaccinated Friday, marking the first to be given to those on the frontlines of the pandemic at area hospitals. Johnson Memorial Hospital had 975 doses to give to area health care workers as part of the health system’s first shipment of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
Nearby Community Hospital South and Franciscan Health Indianapolis also began vaccinating employees and those from neighboring health systems Friday.
What you should know about COVID-19 this week
Johnson County moved back to “orange.” What does that mean?
Johnson County moved back to “orange” this week after a week in the “red,” according to the state’s color-coded metrics used to determine community spread of COVID-19. The county’s 7-day positivity rate topped 15% for several days starting Dec. 6. The positivity rate fell last week to 13%, where it has remained steadily.
No matter which color the county is in, the Johnson County Health Department recommend continuing to wear masks, wash hands regularly and socially distance, said Betsy Swearingen, health department director. The only meaningful difference between the “orange” and “red” is the gathering limit, which is raised to 50 from 25 when counties are in the “orange.”
National Guard soldiers receive first vaccines in county, part of DOD initiative
12/17/20 12:20 PM
Indiana National Guard soldiers and airmen lined up, one after another, to get shots that could protect them from COVID-19.
For months now, they’ve been on the frontlines essentially, helping in the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic per Gov. Eric Holcomb’s orders. On Wednesday, they received the first COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in Johnson County.
Troops from around the state reported to the Johnson County National Guard Armory in Franklin to take some of the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines apportioned to state military personnel in the country.
Franklin College to add new athletics annex
12/14/20 11:31 PM
Collegiate athletic departments, both large and small, have been involved in a facilities arms race that has only escalated in recent years.
Franklin College just got a good bit of help with its efforts to keep pace.
On Monday morning, school president Kerry Prather announced a $1 million commitment from Johnson Memorial Health to establish a new athletic facility on campus.
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The Johnson Memorial Health Athletics Annex, which will be located just south of Spurlock Center, will add a second on-campus weight room as well as an open indoor turf practice space that will feature retractable baseball and softball batting cages as well a similar area for use by the golf teams.
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