Coronavirus

IU-Bloomington reports 35 COVID-19 cases, 94.5% vaccination rate

By Wei Wang · Friday, Nov. 12,2021 12:46 p.m.

Bloomington's campus had nine more cases than last week.

Preschool teachers deal with higher COVID risk, overwork for low pay

By Carson TerBush · Wednesday, Nov. 10,2021 4:59 p.m.

IU-owned Hoosier Courts Nursery School has struggled to hire new teachers during the pandemic because of low wages.

Bloomington city employees must receive vaccination or undergo weekly testing starting in 2022

By Shari Rowe · Friday, Nov. 5,2021 10:26 p.m.

The policy comes after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced new regulations Thursday.

IU-Bloomington reports 26 COVID-19 cases, 94.3% vaccination rate

By Wei Wang · Friday, Nov. 5,2021 3:30 p.m.

The Bloomington campus’s case count has stayed below 30 for the fifth consecutive week.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announces anti-vaccine mandate lawsuit

By Cameron Garber · Friday, Nov. 5,2021 12:39 p.m.

New OSHA regulations aim to protect more than 84 million workers from COVID-19.

IU-Bloomington reports 20 COVID-19 cases, setting lowest weekly case record since August

By Wei Wang · Friday, Oct. 29,2021 11:45 a.m.

The COVID-19 dashboard reports a 94.1% vaccination rate for students, faculty and staff.

Monroe County Board of Commissioners unanimously votes to extend masking, COVID regulations

By Cameron Garber · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2021 3:11 p.m.

The Board of Commissioners attributes Monroe County’s relative COVID success to its mask ordinance.

UPDATE: A CDC panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

By Sean Gilley · Tuesday, Oct. 26,2021 8:50 p.m.

The director of the CDC must endorse this recommendation before vaccines are administered.

IU’s Mask Project provides free masks, kickstarts COVID-19 awareness campaign

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Sunday, Oct. 24,2021 2:57 p.m.

Over 45,000 handmade masks have been donated by the Mask Project during COVID-19.

IU-Bloomington reports 25 COVID-19 cases, 93.7% vaccination rate

By Wei Wang · Friday, Oct. 22,2021 12:44 p.m.

IU’s vaccination rate rose by 0.5% from the week before.

FDA authorizes Moderna, Johnson & Johnson boosters, allows ‘mix and match’

By Wei Wang and Meghana Rachamadugu · Thursday, Oct. 21,2021 4:04 p.m.

The move makes more vaccine options available for Americans.

IU experts say students might be eligible for COVID booster shots

By Salome Cloteaux · Sunday, Oct. 17,2021 6:52 p.m.

The FDA and CDC have only authorized Pfizer booster shots so far.

MCCSC officials say offering children vaccines helps maintain in-person instruction

By Ryan Costello · Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 6:01 p.m.

The move would allow younger vaccinated MCCSC students to avoid quarantining.

IU faculty members, students share concerns with classroom COVID-19 protocols

By Cashmere Booker · Thursday, Sept. 30,2021 10:14 p.m.

Professors said they were concerned with lack of social distancing in classrooms.

COVID-19 vaccination clinic to open Saturday at Hoosiers Outrun Cancer event

By Emily Brown · Friday, Sept. 24,2021 8:56 p.m.

Local public health nurses will distribute Johnson & Johnson vaccines at the event Saturday.

IU will administer flu shots at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Saturday

By Cameron Garber · Friday, Sept. 24,2021 4:28 p.m.

IU strongly encourages flu shots for all students, faculty and staff.

New COVID-19 testing site to open in Bloomington, county advisory rises

By Emily Brown · Friday, Sept. 17,2021 9:46 p.m.

Labor Day celebrations may have contributed to COVID-19 infections, a county health official said.

Indiana attorney general signs letter asking Biden to reverse vaccine mandate

By Shari Rowe · Friday, Sept. 17,2021 5:02 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb also criticized the vaccine mandate for similar reasons last Friday.

IU experts say Biden’s new vaccine mandates for large businesses protect employees’ safety

By Emma Herwehe · Tuesday, Sept. 14,2021 1:58 p.m.

The mandates required large businesses to mandate vaccination or weekly testing for employees.

Local farmers markets see increased attendance, COVID-19 restrictions lessen

By Lauren Ulrich · Monday, Sept. 13,2021 7:12 p.m.

Vendors said business as well as the social environment of the markets have improved.

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