More than 800K Hoosiers now fully vaccinated for COVID-19

<p>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; More than 800,000 Indiana residents have now been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday.</p>
<p>A total of 1,256,381 first doses of vaccine have been administered across Indiana, and 816,080 individuals — or about 12% of Indiana’s population— have been fully vaccinated, the Indiana Department of Health said.</p>
<p>Those fully vaccinated include individuals who have received a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single dose Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine, the state agency said.</p>
<p>Hoosiers age 50 and older, along with healthcare workers, long-term care residents and first responders are currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. </p>
<p>Eligible Indiana residents Indiana can schedule an appointment to receive a vaccine by visiting <a href="https://ourshot.in.gov">https://ourshot.in.gov</a> or calling 211 if they do not have access to a computer, or require assistance.</p>
<p>State health officials also reported Saturday that another 27 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. That raises Indiana’s pandemic death toll to 12,846 confirmed or presumed coronavirus-related deaths over the past year.</p>