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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating eight highly antibiotic-resistant infections of Verona Integron-mediated Metallo-ß-lactamase (VIM)-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) among adult patients who underwent surgery or invasive procedures in Mexico within the past year.

The COVID-19 vaccine is now available in large enough supplies that the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) will soon be able to distribute doses for physicians to administer.

At the direction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Indiana Department of Health has temporarily paused the administration of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine following an announcement about a rare adverse event from the federal organizations.

As of March 9, the Indiana Department of Health has expanded the high-risk conditions for COVID-19 vaccination eligibility.

The Indiana Department of Health today announced that it has partnered with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, University of Notre Dame and Ivy Tech Community College to host three mass vaccination clinics to help eligible Hoosiers receive a free COVID-19 vaccine.

Hoosiers with certain comorbidities will soon be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, regardless of their age.

The Indiana Department of Health announced today that Hoosiers age 60 and older are now eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine.

Information on extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella Typhi (Typhi) infections among U.S. residents without international travel.

The vaccination of Hoosiers against COVID-19 continues.

New collaboration of medical associations and societies launched.

Congenital syphilis is on the rise nationally and in Indiana. Take these five specific actions to help eliminate congenital syphilis in our state.

Significantly raising the cigarette tax is the most effective way to improve the health of Hoosiers.

Hoosiers age 70 and older can now begin scheduling appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

High interest in COVID-19 vaccines has caused slowdowns to the state’s vaccine registration site and 211 system, but both systems are working.

Hoosiers age 80 and older will be eligible to register for a free COVID-19 vaccine beginning Friday, Jan. 8.

The first round of doses of COVID-19 vaccine have successfully arrived in Indiana and healthcare workers on the frontlines around the state are getting vaccinated.

The AAFP is monitoring development, approval and distribution.

This message was sent to Indiana healthcare professionals by Lindsay Weaver, MD, FACEP, Indiana Department of Health Chief Medical Officer, on Dec. 1, 2020.

Order PPE Through AAFP’s Collaboration With Project N95.

Members will be able to purchase select PPE from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7.