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Have you gotten robocalls, text messages, or emails offering COVID-19 tests in exchange for your Medicare Number? Be careful! Scammers are selling fake and unauthorized at-home COVID-19 test kits in exchange for your personal or medical information. Do not give out your Medicare Number for COVID-19 test kits!
Read MoreThe Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe says suicide is on the rise especially among young people but it’s not the answer. He wants people to know they are not alone, there is hope and caring people are ready to help.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is making several changes to testing operations due to high demand and a national shortage of rapid test kits.
Read MoreA newly installed Safe Haven Baby Box (SHBB) at the Linton Fire Department offers a safe option to mothers in crisis and hope for surrendered babies. STORY AND PHOTOS By Halea Franklin.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) announced today that it has detected the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus in a specimen collected from an unvaccinated Indiana resident.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that any Hoosier aged 16 or older can receive a booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine so long as they received their second dose at least six months ago.
Read MoreFree service launched to support Hoosier mental health during pandemic will continue into 2023: INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced that its Be Well Crisis Helpline has surpassed 25,000 calls, a milestone in its ongoing efforts to provide Hoosiers with free, confidential mental health counseling and resources.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers seeking to learn about where to receive the monoclonal antibodies that have been used to prevent progression of COVID-19 disease can contact 211 for information.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that COVID-19 vaccination appointments for Hoosiers ages 5-11 can now be scheduled by visiting www.ourshot.in.gov or calling 211 or (866) 211-9966.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Health has a surplus of BinaxNOW test kits that will expire on November 11, as well as large quantities of PPE that are available for order through the Langham Portal. They are offering open ordering to hospitals, long-term care facilities, local health departments, jails, schools, home healthcare, in-home care providers, assisted living facilities, adult day centers, and other healthcare agencies interested in using the kits prior to the expiration date.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health announced today that booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are available to eligible Hoosiers following federal authorization of the additional dose.
Read MoreWatch this week’s update from Greene County General Hospital in our story or on their Facebook page.
Read MoreGreene County General’s Weekly COVID Update video includes information about booster shots that are available now for some people. Watch the video on GreeneStreets or on Greene County General Hospital’s Facebook page.
Read MoreGreene County is designated ORANGE-moderate to high community spread, for a second week on Indiana’s color code advisor map. School age children now account for 20% of COVID-19 cases nationwide due to the Delta variant. During the 7-day surveillance period of Monday, August 9 to Sunday, August 15, the positivity rate of school aged children continues to increase with 12% of cases reported in Greene County represent K12 students. COVID-19 cases will continue to increase unless more people get vaccinated and more people practice universal precautions such as staying a home when you are sick, get tested, adhering to isolation and quarantine protocols, masking in crowds, and good hand hygiene as we battle the Delta variant. The Health Department strongly recommends universal masking (fully vaccinated and unvaccinated) for all students (age 2 and older), staff, teachers and visitors in schools during moderate to high levels of community COVID-19 spread. This strong recommendation is aligned with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) guidelines……..
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers that data from the state’s COVID-19 online contact tracing survey was improperly accessed. The data included name, address, email, gender, ethnicity and race, and date of birth.
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