We’re having another epidemic — of health misinformation, spread at the speed of light on the internet, and especially on social media. Swallowing lies and wrong information can literally kill you! Here are some facts, and some ways to stay safe…and healthy.
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On today’s edition of Bring It On!, host Clarence Boone continues the conversation about COVID-19 with Penny Caudill, health administrator for the Monroe County Health Department and former “2021 – Bloomington Woman of the Year”, and Shelli Yoder, Indiana State Senator for District 40 and a former Miss Indiana and a Miss America 1993 contestant. Today’s focus is on COVID-19 …
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A new winter shelter for people without housing, run by Beacon Inc., opened less than two weeks ago, but almost every night it’s been at or near capacity, with just shy of fifty people sleeping there. Beacon rushed to open the shelter after an unprecedented number of people without housing were forced to camp in Seminary Park this winter. Disregarding …
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2,756 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 126 newly reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 79 new confirmed cases yesterday and no new confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Lawrence County reported 18 new cases and 1 confirmed death. Brown County reported 2 new cases, and 1 death. The …
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A Mumps outbreak at Indiana University has infected 29 people at the state school, in Bloomington. Mumps is a non-fatal viral infection of the salivary glands in humans and is often vaccinated for in infants, under the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. IU Director of Media Relations Chuck Carney says as of this morning, 29 people were found to …
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Monroe County Farm nominated to National Register of Historic Places; Severe Weather Preparedness Week starts Monday; Highway Department superintendent retires, Department undergoes restructuring; 3 IU Students contract Mumps. FEATURE Wild Tecumseh Friends founder Dave Seastrom describes the “massacre” of recent clear-cut logging in Brown County. BETTER BEWARE! Our weekly consumer watchdog segment warns of more phone scams. CREDITS Today’s headlines …
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