On March 29, Indiana residents aged 30+ became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, with 16 and up able to register two days later. Hoosiers ages 16 and 17 are only eligible for the Pfizer vaccine and will need to present a parental consent form. Proof of residency is also no longer required to register, allowing out-of-state students to sign up in Indiana. Regardless of age, identification is still be required upon arrival.
More than 1.3 million Hoosiers are fully vaccinated with 1.8 million having received their first of two doses.
In its first week, the Assembly Hall Vaccination site administered around 780 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. That number is expected to ramp up as the university will receive thousands of more doses in the coming weeks. Many of those shots will be reserved for staff and students, who will be contacted through the university to make an appointment.
Dr. Aaron Carroll, director of the university’s mitigation testing unit, announced that fully vaccinated students and staff would no longer need to report for mitigation testing on campus.
CATALENT RAMPS UP MODERNA PRODUCTION
Catalent announced a significant production increase of the Moderna vaccine at their Bloomington plant. By the end of March, they had produced over 100 million doses and will fill an additional 80 million vials a year through their new high-speed vial line.
The plant was also recently approved to produce and distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
EMPLOYER VACCINE DISTRIBUTION
The Indiana Department of Health has partnered with several large businesses across the state to vaccinate employees. Cummins, who employs 10,000 Hoosiers, has started vaccinating employees and plans to continue mobile vaccination clinics at its other facilities.
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