INDIANAPOLIS — Here are Friday's latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic, including the latest news on COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in Indiana.
Registrations for the vaccine are now open for Hoosiers 12 and older through the Indiana State Department of Health. This story will be updated over the course of the day with more news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISDH update
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 9,394 people are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as of Friday morning. That brings the total number of Hoosiers fully vaccinated to 2,776,286.
ISDH also reported 247 new positive tests for the virus, along with three additional deaths that occurred June 22 and 23. Indiana has lost 13,399 people to COVID-19.
The new cases bring Indiana's total to 752,699 residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus.
Pop-up vaccine clinics set for Monday
The Marion County Public Health Department just announced three pop-up vaccination for Monday, June 28. Vaccinations are free and no appointment is needed.
“We continue to make great strides in reducing the impact of COVID-19, but the pandemic is not yet over,” said Virginia A. Caine, M.D., director and chief medical officer of the Marion County Public Health Department. “We appreciate community partners stepping up to host COVID-19 clinics such as these as we work to reach even more people with the life-saving benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine.”
June 28 vaccination locations:
Harry & Izzy’s
153 S. Illinois Street
Indianapolis/Downtown
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines offered; Ages 18+ eligible
Hourly drawing for a Harry & Izzy’s gift card, in partnership with the Minority Health Coalition of Marion County
Harry & Izzy’s
4050 E. 82nd Street
Indianapolis/North
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines offered; Ages 18+ eligible
Hourly drawing for a Harry & Izzy’s gift card, in partnership with the Minority Health Coalition of Marion County
Castleton United Methodist Church
7101 N. Shadeland Ave.
Indianapolis
2 p.m.-6 p.m.
Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines offered; Ages 12+ eligible
Nearly all recent COVID deaths in US among unvaccinated, according to AP
Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
An Associated Press analysis of available government data from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for fewer than 1,200 of more than 853,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. That’s about 0.1%.
And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 COVID-19 deaths in May were in fully vaccinated people. That translates to about 0.8%, or five deaths per day on average.
The AP analyzed figures provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC itself has not estimated what percentage of hospitalizations and deaths are in fully vaccinated people, citing limitations in the data.
Upcoming central Indiana vaccine clinics
Mobile vaccination clinics are planned this week on the following schedule:
June 25 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Monroe County:
Harrodsburg Community Center
1102 W. Popcorn Rd., Harrodsburg, IN 47403
Shelby County:
Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church
3718 E. Blue Ridge Rd., Shelbyville, IN 46176
June 25-26 (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.):
Spencer County:
Spencer County Fair
1101 E. CR 800 N., Chrisney, IN 47611
Patients with an appointment at a state-hosted public vaccination site can get a free Uber or Lyft ride. Call 2-1-1 or (866) 211-9966 to receive a voucher to cover the cost of an Uber ride to and from your vaccination appointments. IU Health offers free Lyft rides to any vaccine site in the state. Call 1.888.IUHEALTH (888-484-3258) and choose option 9 if you need transportation to your vaccine appointment.
Johnson County library to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The Johnson County Public Library is hoping a series of clinics will help as the number of people getting vaccinated against COVID-19 begins to plateau.
The clinics will be held at the following locations, days and times:
Trafalgar Library Branch
- July 14, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Aug. 6, 2021: 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
White River Library Branch
- July 13, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Aug. 3, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Franklin Library Branch
- July 1, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- July 22, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The Pfizer vaccine will be given at all of the clinics, and Spanish translators will be available.
If a person does not have transportation, Access Johnson County’s Demand Response service offers curb-to-curb service between their home and the clinic and back. The cost is as little as $4 each way. If a person can’t afford the fare, Access will waive the fare. To schedule a ride, call 317-738-5523.
Is Japan's remarkable vaccine drive in time for Olympics?
After months of delays due to political and bureaucratic bungling as well as a shortage of vaccines, inoculations in Japan are taking off, and the drive is now racing down to the wire with the Olympics starting in one month.
Even as more people are getting the shots, and fully inoculating the country’s 36 million senior citizens now appears achievable, younger people are largely unvaccinated and their movements during the Olympics could trigger another resurgence of infections, experts say. There's also worry that the inoculation drive could lose steam because younger people are not keen to get inoculated.
Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surge
An ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians by mid-June against the coronavirus has fallen short by a third, and the country has started to see a surge in daily new infections, with over 20,000 reported on Thursday.
Even though Russia was the first country to deploy a vaccine last year, just 14% of the population has received at least one shot. Authorities are now mandating vaccinations for certain workers and requiring shots to enter businesses like restaurants. Experts blame the low numbers on several factors, including the public’s wariness of the rushed approval and rollout of the Sputnik V vaccine last year.
Parts of Sydney going into lockdown as virus outbreak grows
Parts of Sydney will go into lockdown late Friday as a coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s largest city continued to grow. Health authorities reported an additional 22 locally transmitted cases and imposed a weeklong lockdown in four areas, saying people could leave their homes only for essential purposes.
The outbreak of the highly contagious delta variant detected last week has infected 65 people. The New South Wales state leader says the lockdown was aimed at ensuring the outbreak didn't take hold for weeks and weeks. Australia has been relatively successful in containing coronavirus clusters, although the delta variant first detected in India is proving more challenging.
Latest US, world numbers
There have been more than 33.59 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States as of 4 a.m. ET Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There have been more than 603,100 deaths in the U.S.
Worldwide, there have been more than 180 million confirmed coronavirus cases with more than 3.9 million deaths. More than 2.7 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness like pneumonia, or death.
