Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP): Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and...
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Purdue Fort Wayne seeking student input on possible vaccine mandate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Right now, COVID-19 vaccinations are not required for students and staff at Purdue Fort Wayne, but that could change soon. According...
UPDATED: One child dies, another hospitalized after overdose
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): One child died and another was hospitalized after two Fort Wayne children who got into their parents’ medication Wednesday night. According...
Health officials cautiously optimistic about COVID-19 cases declining
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (Network Indiana): State health officials say a three-week decline in COVID-19 cases is encouraging, but it doesn’t mean Hoosiers can let their guard...
Ohio House Republicans debut new anti-vaccine mandate bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Public and private sector employees could seek exemptions from employer-mandated coronavirus vaccines in three general areas, including an ability to demonstrate the...
Downtown hospital to open Nov. 13
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne’s new downtown hospital will be opening months ahead of schedule. Lutheran Downtown Hospital will be able to start treating...
Parkview reopens Mirro Center vaccine clinic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): An area COVID-19 vaccination clinic has re-opened. Parkview Health has reopened its clinic at the Mirro Center on the north side...
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
WASHINGTON (AP): Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age...
UPDATED: Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON (AP and WOWO): President Joe Biden today is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out...
Health Commissioner disputes school board’s quarantine ruling
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County’s Health Commissioner is challenging a local school board’s authority to set its own COVID-19 quarantine rules. Earlier this week...