IU Health will continue to vaccinate as many health care workers as possible in central and southern Indiana.
Regional president Brian Shockney said local hospitals have about 7,400 total doses on-hand. That includes 3,000 doses of the Pfizer, and around 4,400 doses of the Moderna inoculations.
"As of today (Wednesday), we've vaccinated over 3,000 frontline health care workers," Shockney said. “So, we’re going very rapidly. In Bloomington, it’s over 530-540 per day that we’re getting through our clinic. And at Paoli, there’s 150 or so slots that we’re getting through per day as well.”
Shockney said there are roughly 10,000 more health care workers in the region who still need to be vaccinated before IU Health can begin vaccinating certain groups of the general public.
“We will be through a lot of our frontline health care workers hopefully in the next couple weeks, and we’re looking forward to getting to the next wave," Shockney said.
He said those groups will include older individuals and those with preexisting health conditions.
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“Supply is still limited. The state and the county will be phasing in who is eligible based on supply and risk," Monroe County health administrator Penny Caudill said.
Caudill said the public can check for vaccine updates by visiting the state's website that will be updated regularly. She said the county will also be using social media as well as the county's alert system to provide more information.
“We will be sharing information as we get it. We do ask people to remain patient," Caudill said. "We’ll also be using health care providers, pharmacies, insurance companies and other resources to help identify people and let them know when they may be eligible.”
And in the meantime, both Caudill and Shockney said it's evermore important to keep wearing a mask in public and to follow social distancing guidelines to help keep everyone safe.
“This virus is still very deadly to those who have comorbidities and those who are at high risk, so we need to do everything we can to stop the spread," Shockney said.
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