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The latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic of Friday, June 25, 2021.
INDIANAPOLIS – Here are the latest updates from Friday on the coronavirus pandemic, including the latest news on COVID-19 vaccination and testing in Indiana.
Vaccine registrations are now open for Hoosiers ages 12 and up across the Indiana State Department of Health. This story will be updated throughout the day with more news on the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISDH update
The Indiana State Department of Health reported that 9,394 people were now fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday morning. This brings the total number of fully vaccinated Hoosiers to 2,776,286.
The ISDH also reported 247 new positive tests for the virus, as well as three additional deaths which occurred on 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.
Almost all recent COVID deaths in the United States among the unvaccinated, AP says
Almost all deaths from COVID-19 in the United States are now in people who have not been vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of vaccine effectiveness and an indication that deaths per day – now below 300 – could be virtually zero if everyone was eligible to get the vaccine.
An Associated Press analysis of government data available from May shows that “breakthrough” infections in fully vaccinated people accounted for less than 1,200 of the more than 853,000 hospitalizations related to COVID-19. It’s about 0.1%.
And only about 150 of the more than 18,000 deaths from COVID-19 in May were in people who were fully vaccinated. This 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 did not estimate the percentage of hospitalizations and deaths among fully vaccinated people, citing limitations in the data.
Upcoming vaccination clinics in central Indiana
Mobile vaccination clinics are planned this week according to 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:
Mount. 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, EN 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 immunization appointments. IU Health offers free Lyft rides to any vaccination site in the state. Call 1.888.IUHEALTH (888-484-3258) and choose option 9 if you need transportation to get to your immunization appointment.
Johnson County Library to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics
The Johnson County Public Library is hoping a series of clinics will help as the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 begins to level off.
The clinics will take place at the following locations, days and times:
- July 14, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- August 6, 2021: 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
White River Library Branch
- July 13, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- August 3, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- July 1, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- July 22, 2021: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The Pfizer vaccine will be administered in all clinics and Spanish translators will be available.
If a person does not have transportation, Access Johnson County Demand Response Service offers curb-to-curb service between their home and the clinic and back. The cost is as little as $ 4 per ride. If a person cannot pay the fare, Access will cancel the fare. To plan a trip, call 317-738-5523.
Is Japan’s remarkable vaccination campaign on time for the Olympics?
After months of delays due to political and bureaucratic muddles as well as a vaccine shortage, vaccinations in Japan are taking off, and the race is now rushing to the wire with the Olympics starting a month away.
Even though more and more people are getting vaccinated and full immunization of the country’s 36 million older people now seems achievable, young people are largely unvaccinated and their movements during the Olympics could spark yet another resurgence of violence. infections, according to experts. There are also fears that the vaccination campaign may run out of steam because young people do not want to be vaccinated.
Russia imposes vaccination on some as virus cases increase
An ambitious plan to vaccinate 30 million Russians by mid-June against the coronavirus has failed by a third, and the country has started to see an upsurge in new daily infections, with more than 20,000 reported on Thursday.
Even though Russia was the first country to roll out a vaccine last year, only 14% of the population received at least one injection. Authorities are now requiring the vaccination of some workers and requiring injections to enter businesses such as restaurants. Experts attribute the low numbers to several factors, including public distrust of the rushed approval and deployment of the Sputnik V vaccine last year.
Parts of Sydney lock down as virus outbreak grows
Parts of Sydney will be closed on Friday evening as a coronavirus outbreak in Australia’s largest city continues to grow. Health officials reported 22 more locally transmitted cases and imposed a weeklong lockdown in four areas, saying people could only leave their homes for essential reasons.
The outbreak of the highly contagious delta variant detected last week has infected 65 people. The New South Wales head of state said the lockdown was aimed at ensuring the outbreak did not set in for weeks and weeks. Australia has been relatively successful in containing the coronavirus clusters, although the delta variant first detected in India is proving more difficult.
Latest US and Global Issues
There were over 33.59 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University. There have been over 603,100 deaths in the United States
Globally, there have been over 180 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus with over 3.9 million deaths. More than 2.7 billion doses of vaccines have been administered worldwide.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms. For some, especially the elderly and people with existing health problems, it can cause more serious illnesses like pneumonia or death.
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