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.
Local hospitals react to the postponement of elective surgeries Health leaders in Lafayette say this is something that’s needed as their ICU beds continue to be full.
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 1:01 AM
Updated: Dec 10, 2020 8:21 AM
Posted By: Meredith Hackler
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-Governor Eric Holcomb announced Wednesday that hospitals will be required to postpone or reschedule non-emergency procedures. Outpatient surgeries will still take place but any surgery that requires a patient to stay overnight at the hospital will be postponed if it is elective. Health leaders in Lafayette say this is something that’s needed as their ICU beds continue to be full.