WFHB Bloomington Community Radio
Hoosiers ages 50 and older are currently eligible to sign up and receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Hoosiers who are first responders or healthcare workers still qualify to sign up for the vaccine, as well. If you qualify, you can sign up online by visiting ourshot.in.gov, over the phone by calling 2-1-1 for assistance, or by contacting one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging.
Last week, President Joe Biden announced a directive that all states prioritize school staff and child care workers for COVID-19 vaccination, regardless of whether or not they qualify for their state. Indiana is still one of a shrinking number of states who do not consider teachers as an eligible group to receive their vaccines. Now, Indiana Teachers and childcare workers can sign-up and receive the COVID-19 vaccine through a federal pharmacy program. Teachers and childcare workers of any age in the listening area can make their COVID-19 vaccine appointment through Kroger’s website.
Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor Janet McCabe faced her first round of senate questioning last week in her nomination to become deputy director of the US Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA. McCabe, the director of the Environmental Resilience Institute at Indiana University, was nominated by President Biden in mid January. If confirmed, this will be McCabe’s second stint serving in the EPA. McCabe served in the Office of Air and Radiation under the Obama administration.
