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From YouTube: COVID-19 Press Conference LIVE: April 9, 2021
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COVID-19 Press Conference LIVE
B
There's
a
lot
to
be
said
for
not
having
sunburn
all
right.
I
think
we're
almost
ready
to
go
here.
Yep
got
115
straight
up,
so
we'll
go
ahead
and
get
going
so
welcome
everybody
to
our
weekly
briefing
on
all
things:
coveted
19
at
the
city
of
bloomington,
monroe,
county,
indiana,
university
and
indiana
university
health,
I'm
chuck
carney,
director
of
media
relations
for
indiana
university,
we'll
start
off
with
opening
comments.
As
always
from
mayor
john
hamilton,.
C
Thanks
very
much
and
chuck
appreciate
that
and
welcome
everybody.
I
think,
starting
this
week,
it's
just
important
to
say
we
really
see
signs
of
concern.
We
we
try
to
lay
out
what
we
see
going
on
and
and
right
now
we're
not
getting
better.
We
are
indeed
backsliding
measurably
on
progress
against
this
pandemic.
C
I
have
to
say
it's
almost
like
we've
seen
this
movie
and
we've
seen
some
of
the
same
mistakes
before
I.
I
don't
believe
we
should
be
loosening
and
relaxing
at
the
state
level,
while
we're
in
this
race
between
vaccines
and
variants
and
right
now
the
race
is
not
going
as
we
want
it
at
the
state
level,
both
the
positivity
rate
and
the
daily
case
averages
are
rising
measurably.
C
C
So
we
are
not
going
the
right
direction
and
it's
really
critical
that
we
acknowledge
that
and
that
we
take
the
steps
that
we
need
to
do.
We
had
two
more
city
employees
test
positive
this
week,
that
that
means
we're
just
about
approaching
10
of
our
workforce
having
been
diagnosed
with
positive
cases
pretty
similar
to
the
national
level.
Actually,
overall,
we
know
that
vaccines
are
the
long-term
difference.
C
Those
are
that's
the,
hopefully
the
difference
in
the
movie
that
we
that
we've
seen
before
and
that's
what's
so
important
for
the
long
term
and
it's
what
we
need
more
of
as
I
report
each
week
now,
we
have
159
of
our
employees
that
have
filed
for
the
100
wellness
benefit
one
of
the
advantages,
besides,
in
my
view,
doing
the
right
thing
to
to
help
encourage
people.
It
gives
us
some
data
on
how
many
are
applying
for
that,
so
we're
up
to
159,
but
that's
a
long
way
to
go.
C
I
want
to
thank
the
solid
waste
district
which
just
yesterday
adopted
that
same
approach
of
a
wellness
bonus.
The
transit
system,
bloomington
transit,
is
considering
that
and
I
look,
its
vaccines
are
going
to
get
us
out
of
this,
and
I
would
encourage
more
employers
to
take
steps
whatever
they
can
to
increase
the
vaccine
numbers
among
their
affiliated
populations.
C
We're
certainly
looking
at
that,
how
to
encourage
and
how
to
cajole
or
or
otherwise
get
more
and
more
people
to
take
the
vaccine,
because
that's
what's
gonna
happen.
Even
requirements
have
deemed
appropriate
in
scope
and
time
and
manner,
and
all
to
be
do
that
we
we
have
to
be
humble
the
numbers
while
they're,
not
cataclysmic,
we
don't
want
them
to
be
cataclysmic.
C
D
Good
afternoon,
thanks
mayor
for
for
those
remarks,
I
I
had
have
what
I
want
to
say
to
you
today,
but
something
came
across
my
desk
yesterday
that
I
really
wanted
to
share.
Our
public
health
coordinator
said
that
she
was
going
through
some
emails
from
a
year
ago,
so
as
of
yesterday
4
8,
but
think
about
4
8
20
20,
and
this
is
what
she
shared
with
me
a
year
ago.
D
D
Medical
professionals
were
wearing,
so
they
could
extend
the
use
of
those
masks.
Local
crafters
were
busy
with
making
masks
for
us
to
drop
off
at
fire
departments
and
at
the
public
health
clinic.
Much
of
the
time
ryan,
who
is
actually
one
of
our
wastewater
sanitarians,
was
running
all
over
town.
Picking
up
and
dropping
off
masks
for
the
most
vulnerable
face
shields,
often
consisted
of
plastic
bands
that
were
3d
printed.
D
D
We
have
come
so
far,
you
know
allison
and
kate
were
out.
There
helps
picking
up
those
masks
and
distributing
all
that
ppe
and
she
still
goes
on
those
runs
for
ppe
and
mass
delivery
and
different
things.
We
want
to
keep
moving
forward.
We
can,
by
standing
and
continuing
our
prevention
measures
getting
vaccinated
so
that
we
can
come
out
on
the
other
side
of
this
pandemic.
D
The
mayor
mentioned
this
and
it's
true
cases
have
been
rising.
We
hope
that
we
are
starting
to
see
a
plateau,
but
it
is
way
too
early
for
us
to
say:
that's
actually
happening
our
dail,
our
rolling
daily
average
number
of
cases
has
topped
30
per
day.
Our
cases
per
100
000
is
at
137
this
past
week
and
while
our
positivity
rate
is
still
low,
it
is
growing
and
today
is
at
1.1,
so
it
is
with
that
that
the
board
of
health
met
this
week.
D
We
are,
as
we've
said
last
week,
maintaining
our
regulations
unmasking
and
distancing
will
remain
in
place.
This
current
order
is
effective
through
may
28th
unless
rescinded
or
extended
prior
to
that
time.
So
we
we
like
to
have
that
glimmer
of
hope.
We
feel
that
we
can
see
that
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
if
we
continue
our
prevention
measures.
D
So
so
we
have
a
goal
date,
and
I
ask
everybody
to
help
us
meet
that
goal
by
doing
absolutely
everything
you
can
including
being
vaccinated
as
soon
as
you
can
and
in
terms
of
wearing
your
masks
and
continuing
all
those
measures,
our
gathering
size
limits
will
remain
at
50
in
the
county,
and
that
includes
social
and
commercial
events.
A
15-person
limit
for
social
gatherings
remains
in
the
city
limits.
D
We
did
make
one
change
to
retail
food
establishments,
and
this
really
came
because
it
was
a
difference,
but
that
had
been
in
the
state
requirement.
So
businesses
that
have
back-to-back
booths
seated
may
use
a
barrier
and
in
place
of
space
if
they
are
able
to
do
that.
So
that
was
one
small
change
that
we
made
in
the
regulation
for
a
community.
D
One
is
to
allow
for
an
exemption
process
for
houses
that
have
members
living
members
who
are
fully
vaccinated,
that
they
may
increase
their
capacity
as
long
as
they
still
have
isolation
and
quarantine
space,
so
with
vaccinations
being
available.
We
feel
that
that
is
a
reasonable
offer
as
well.
It
is
an
exemption
process,
it's
not
an
automatic
and
they
may
have
up
to
15
people
gathered
outside
that
could
include
guests,
whereas
up
to
now
there
have
not
been
allowed
to
have
any
guests
on
the
property.
D
So
those
two
small
changes
we
did
go
with
that
15
of
the
city
limit.
We
didn't
want
to
confuse
that
anymore
and
to
main
maintain
that
small
number
in
terms
of
vaccinations
over
28
000
people
in
monroe
county
have
been
fully
vaccinated
and
that
accounts
for
about
22
percent
of
our
eligible
residents.
So
people
who
are
16
years
and
over
over
44
000
people
have
received
their
first
dose
of
vaccine
and
that
accounts
for
about
34.
D
Remember
that
our
goal
is
to
be
well
over
75,
so
a
minimum
would
be
75
percent.
You
know
we
would
love
to
see
it
at
95
or
100..
That's
highly
unusual
for
any
vaccine,
but
we
still
have
a
ways
to
go,
but
we
have
done
all
of
this.
In
four
months
time
the
state
has
over
1.3
million
people
fully
vaccinated
and
over
3
million
people
who
have
received
their
first
dose.
So
we've
done
a
lot
in
a
short
amount
of
time.
D
What
we
have
to
continue
to
do,
what
we're
doing
a
retail
pharmacy
program
continues
to
grow.
Currently
the
state
has
over
7
has
17
000
pharmacies
nationwide,
I
said
the
state,
but
that
retail
pharmacy
program
and
in
the
next
three
to
four
weeks
they
expect
that
to
grow
to
over
40
000
pharmacies
nationwide.
D
D
As
all
of
these
vaccination
clinics
expand,
we
could
use
more
vaccinators
to
volunteer,
so
we
have
a
large
pool
of
volunteers,
but
certainly
vaccinators
are
becoming
harder
to
find
to
cover
everything
that
we
need.
So
I
would
encourage
anyone
who's
out
there,
a
retired
nurse
or
someone
who
needs
eligibility
to
vaccinate
who's
been
thinking.
D
Oh,
I
could
possibly
volunteer
now's
the
time
to
step
up
and
help
us
get
to
that
finish
line,
and
the
last
thing
that
I
would
say
in
terms
of
the
dashboard
there
are
some
more
color-coded
things,
so
the
vaccine
map
is
now
color
coded
by
vaccine.
So
you
can
look
for
that.
You
know
if
you
are
16
and
you
need
pfizer.
E
Penny,
thank
you
so
much
for
reminding
us
how
far
we
actually
have
come
in
a
year
and
we,
while
things
may
still
seem
difficult.
We
are
better
off
than
we
were
kind
of
reassuring.
To
think
about
that,
I
wanted
to
say
that
the
county
is
continuing.
To
give
out
cares
grants
grants
that
are
funded
by
with
care's
money.
E
We
will
continue
to
take
applications
until
the
end
of
april,
which
looks
like
it
may
be
good
timing,
because
probably
the
american
rescue
plan
will
be
kicking
in
just
about
then
these
are
grants,
not
loans.
You
do
not
need
to
repay
them,
and
so
far
between
the
cares
and
government
grants,
the
county
has
given
out
six
six
hundred,
seventy
eight
thousand
nine
hundred
thirty
dollars
and
thirty
31
cents.
E
The
township
trustees
are
the
people
who
can
help
out
residents
if
they
need
it,
in
particular,
for
necessities
such
as
rent
or
mortgage
payments
or
food,
paying
utilities
all
of
that
kind
of
thing.
So,
if
you're
having
problems,
please
contact
your
township
trustee.
Everyone
in
monroe
county,
including
everyone
who
lives
in
the
city,
does
have
a
township
trustee
and
you
can
find
who
it
is.
F
F
We
have
two
blood
drives
in
april
and
I'm
starting
to
get
a
little
worried,
because
we
have
been
very
fortunate
that
every
drive
we've
had
every
spot
has
been
able
to
be
filled,
and
we
only
have
eight
spots
filled
for
april
29th.
So
if
that
date
works
for
you
and
you
can
make
an
appointment
to
to
make
that
donation,
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
so.
By
going
to
the
redcross.org
website
and
making
a
donation.
We
also
have
a
drive
scheduled
on
the
30th.
A
You
chuck
we've
seen
a
concerning
increase,
as
the
mayor
said
in
coven
19
inpatients
over
the
last
week.
The
increased
volume
is
the
largest
we've
seen
in
over
a
month
and,
as
you
can
see
on
the
graph,
we
are
going
in
the
wrong
direction
with
hospitalizations
due
to
covid19
we're
also
seeing
a
rise
in
our
icu
census.
As
of
wednesday,
our
iu
health
icu
statewide
were
88
percent
occupied
and
regionally
our
iu
health
icus
were
75
occupied.
A
We
continue
to
manage
very
well
and
we're
caring
for
the
patients,
as
the
numbers
of
these
patients
are
not
as
high
as
they
were
in
the
pandemic
and
the
height
of
the
pandemic
or
the
surges,
but
we
are
seeing
this
trend
that
we've
seen
prior
to
a
surge
occur
recently
with
the
recent
uptick
in
inpatient
cases.
We're
also
seeing
a
trend
in
younger
individuals
making
up
the
majority
of
the
coveted
cases.
A
This
is
likely
tied
to
our
wisdom
generation
being
eligible
and
receiving
the
vaccine
at
a
high
percentage
over
the
last
few
months,
so
where
over
80
percent
of
our
patients
were
65
and
older.
During
the
past
year,
we
now
have
over
70
percent
of
our
patients
below
the
age
of
65,
with
a
spike
in
the
25
to
34
year
olds.
Over
the
past
two
weeks,
the
most
recent
data
from
johns
hopkins
and
cdc
showed
that
our
seven
day
average
of
new
cases
is
at
the
same
level.
A
A
A
On
our
bloomington
site
alone,
we
have
vaccinated
49
378
of
the
51
620
vaccines.
We've
received
for
a
95.66
utilization.
So
to
date,
over
70
of
our
iu
health
team
members
in
the
south.
Central
region
have
received
their
vaccine
and
we
are
proud
and
grateful
for
those
team
members
that
continue
to
make
the
choice
to
become
vaccinated,
to
show
the
effectiveness
of
vaccines
to
date.
Less
than
10
team
members
in
the
iu
health
south
central
region
are
currently
in
quarantine.
A
A
A
In
addition,
the
vaccination
process
has
been
very
dependent
on
hospitals,
pharmacies
and
others,
which
has
further
stressed
the
capabilities
to
provide
health
care
outside
of
cove
19..
The
federal
aca
dollars
have
been
a
godsend
for
all
of
us.
However,
it's
the
future
of
public
health
and
how
we
go
forward
once
this
gimmick
is
over.
That
is
of
great
concern.
A
A
We
are
disappointed
in
the
tobacco
tax
being
pulled
from
the
budget
bill
in
the
indiana
senate.
As
we
know,
the
direct
relationship
to
this
reducing
smoking
specifically
and
our
younger
populations,
there
is
support
for
a
vaping
tax
going
forward
with
the
state
legislature,
which
is
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
Coven
19
attacks
our
pulmonary
system,
specifically
our
lungs
among
our
other
organs
in
our
body.
Poor
lung
function
exacerbates
the
effects
of
coven
19..
A
So,
while
hospitals
and
community
service
organizations
are
doing
their
part
to
help
move
the
dial
on
these
public
health
metrics,
such
as
robust
partnerships
with
monroe
county
health
department,
iu
iu
health,
our
millions
of
dollars
invested
in
wellness,
education
and
training
for
elementary
students
to
seniors.
This
is
not
something
we
can
do
alone.
Our
elected
state
officials
must
act.
A
G
Good
afternoon,
everybody-
and
I
appreciate
all
the
updates
from
all
of
our
agencies
and
departments.
Today,
it's
good
to
hear
both
positive
and
negative.
It
keeps
us
on
track
and
along
those
lines,
I'll
I'll
start
with
the
numbers
at
the
bloomington
campus.
For
the
last
couple
of
weeks
you
might
know.
G
Last
week
we
tested
our
normal
mitigation
testing
process,
22
000
tests
and,
as
I
mentioned
last
week,
we
were
seeing
an
uptick
in
the
prevalence
rate
and
that
did
hold
true
through
the
end
of
last
week,
but
I'm
that
the
prevalence
rate
ended
up,
but
0.4
percent
and
the
mitigation
testing
rate
was
at
0.5,
which
bumped
up
a
couple
of
tenths
from
where
we
had
been
this
week.
Our
numbers
are
looking
a
bit
better:
we've
tested,
13
000
so
far
with
reporting.
G
We've
still
got
more
reporting
to
come
in
and
more
tests
to
do
today,
but
the
trends
are
back
to
where
they
were
a
couple
of
weeks
ago.
So
perhaps
we're
past
that
post-spring
break
bump
that
we
we
saw
and
the
ones
related
to
some
of
the
other
activities
that
were
going
on.
So
a
little
better
news
from
the
campus
this
week
and
I'm
glad
to
see
that
trend
on
the
vaccination
front.
G
This
has
been
a
very
busy
week
for
us,
we're
running
our
vaccine
clinic
at
simon
scott
assembly
hall,
a
full
six
days
this
week
and
by
the
time
we
get
done,
we
will
have
vaccinated
over
seven
thousand
people
this
week
and
that
will
continue
on.
We
expect
and
continue
it
at
the
upward
trend.
With
that.
G
We're
very
thankful
for
the
the
additional
supplies
that
the
the
state
has
sent
us,
which
has
allowed
us
to
go
full
speed
in
our
both
open
pod,
where
we
have
community
members
coming
to
the
campus,
as
well
as
a
special
amount
of
time
that
we're
vaccinating
our
students,
faculty
and
staff,
as
directed
with
these
additional
vaccine
supplies
from
the
state.
So
we
want.
One
very
important
point
here
is
what
we're
seeing
is
as
more
vaccine
sites
and
appointments
are
available.
G
So
I
want
to
encourage
everybody
if
you
want
to
change
your
appointment,
get
on
the
phone
call
2-1-1
and
get
a
hold
of
a
representative
that
can
pull
up
your
record
and
change
your
appointment
to
cancel
your
old
one
if
you've
got
another
one
made.
This
will
help
the
whole
system
and
the
various
suppliers
around
the
state
they're
all
having
this
issue.
So
please
do
that.
I
know
it's
not
the
easiest
thing,
but
we're
we're
using
systems
that
weren't
exactly
designed
for
all
this
and
doing
our
best
to
make
it
happen.
G
G
B
D
We
certainly
are
getting
some
reports.
I
there's
not
a
specific
number
of
where
families,
for
example,
have
traveled
individuals
from
the
same
households
have
traveled
and
come
back
and
tested
positive.
So
we
have
seen
some
of
that
in
talking
to
various
people
who
do
some
of
the
contact
tracing
that
that
is
certainly
most
likely
part
of
what
we
are
seeing
at
in
some
of
these
numbers.
B
This
question
for
kirk,
white
or
penny,
but
also
from
dave
based
on
the
minimum
time
between
doses.
Have
we
not
yet
started
to
see
the
impact
of
the
iu
facility
on
our
fully
vaccinated
numbers,
even
without
the
boost
from
iu's
facility
monroe
county's,
rolling
average
of
fully
vaccinated
people
has
increased
from
the
low
300s
to
about
500
per
day
and
the
question
here?
What
accounts
for
the
increase
in
the
per
day
fully
vaccinated
people
in
the
last
two
weeks.
D
So
what
what
I
would
say
is
one
thing
that's
been
affecting.
This
certainly
is
the
the
number
of
vaccination
opportunities
across
the
state,
the
vaccination
clinics
with
johnson
and
johnson,
which
is
one
dose,
so
you
don't
have
that
two-week
lag
to
be
fully
vaccinated.
That
makes
a
difference
for
somebody
very
for
those
numbers
to
go
up
quickly,
and
certainly
the
state
has
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
having
some
large
vaccine
clinics
using
the
johnson
and
johnson,
but
we
do
continue
to
to
see
increases
and
again
we
are
built
continually
building
opportunities.
D
G
Yeah
and
chuck-
I
just
add,
penny-
I
think
you're
exactly
right.
Brian
can
can
back
us
up
here
a
lot
of
monroe
county
people
in
the
first
phases
of
the
vaccine,
roll
out
there
just
weren't
enough
vaccine
appointments
available
in
monroe
county
and
many
people
went
to
our
surrounding
counties
to
get
vaccinated
which
all
goes
into
the
state
database,
which
shows
our
numbers
going
up,
but
it's
because
they
probably
got
it
someplace
else.
Many
people
in
monroe
county
felt
comfortable
going
to
the
iu
health
site
at
iu,
health
paoli
hospital,
for
example.
G
Many
others
went
to
the
first
speedway
site
in
indianapolis
a
few
weeks
ago.
Those
as
penny
mentioned
the
j.
You
get
that
that
fully
effect
within
two
weeks.
In
our
case
with
what
we
started
at
assembly
hall,
it's
going
to
be
two
weeks
after
your
second
dose,
and
so
that's
going
to
be
around
the
first
of
may
for
some
of
our
people
and
maybe
finals
week
before
they
actually
have
the
full
benefit
of
a
second
pfizer.
G
B
Try
there
you
go
trying
trying
desperately
to
unmute
and
it
wouldn't
unmute
for
me
here
they
of
oil,
my
zoom,
so
I
think
that
we
answered
the
question.
The
second
question,
when
we
expecting
to
see
the
positive
impact
on
our
fully
vaccinated
numbers
with
that
second
dose
given
at
the
iu
facility
kirk.
I
wonder
if
you
might
elaborate
a
bit
on
those
numbers
there.
I
know
that
we've
made
a
push
to
the
iu
community
for
getting
people
into
more
slots
that
we've
opened
up
for
them.
In
addition
to
that,
open
pod.
G
Yes,
that's
right,
so
we
started
last
week
with
the
open
pot.
So,
of
course
that
was
the
week
of
the
29th
this
week
we
started
with
both
open
and
closed,
we'll
continue
both
the
open
and
closed
into
next
week
as
well.
So
as
I
mentioned,
you
get
scheduled
three
weeks
after
your
first
pfizer
dose
or
the
second
dose
and
then
two
weeks
after
the
second
dose
is
when
you're
considerably
protected
and
that's
a
really
important
point.
I'm
glad
that
dave
raised
it.
G
We
don't
consider
you
fully
protected
until
that
that
two
weeks
after
the
second
dose
at
iu,
so
you're
going
to
stay
in
the
mitigation
testing
pool
for
that
full
time
until
two
weeks
after
your
second
dose.
So
those
who
have
the
have
it
has
two
weeks
have
a
lap
since
their
second
dose
of
pfizer
moderna
or
their
first
or
their
one,
and
only
dose
of
jj.
G
B
A
question
from
hugh
hebworth
at
the
ids
and
I've
frozen
up.
You
guys
hearing
me
I
froze
up
for
a
moment
of
mine.
I
couldn't
tell
if
you
hear
me
or
not
so
I
take
it.
You
are
okay,
good
from
hugh
pebble
the
ids
for
penny.
Does
the
county
plan
to
release
any
stats
on
the
numbers
of
cases
categorized
by
different
variants.
D
Well,
at
some
point,
we
will
certainly
have
that
information
that
that
we
can
share,
keep
in
mind
that
typically
this,
what
happens
with
any
kind
of
infection
that
numbers
under
five
are
usually
suppressed.
So
the
state
will
hang
on
to
that
that
information
until
a
county
reaches
that
level
and
then
that
that
would
likely
be
released.
D
Reasons,
but
I
would
say
this
in
relation
to
that,
because
we
see
this
a
lot
of
times
with
other
things,
and
that
is
keep
in
mind
that
not
every
specimen
is
checked
for
the
variant.
It's
part
of
kind
of
a
surveillance
program
to
see
what's
circulating
so
when,
when
numbers
are
reported,
and
so
for
example,
that
we
know
that
in
indiana
the
uk
strain
we've
had
at
least
250
cases
and
the
california
variant
at
least
40
cases.
D
B
Okay,
we'll
hang
on
here
a
second
see
if
there
are
any
more
questions,
no
new
ones
in
the
chat,
but
I'll
I'll
wait
just
a
moment
and
then
I'll
do
my
plug.
As
I
do
this.
If
you
want
to
find
out
more
about
covet
at
iu,
you
can
go
to
our
website
at
covid.iu.edu,
and
that
is
where
we
also
have
information
about
the
vaccine
location
at
the
iu
as
well.
So
I'm
going
once
and
twice
here.
B
We
still
have
a
few
minutes,
so
I
hate
to
to
give
up
if
we
do
have
some
questions
out
there,
but
I
will
give
it
just
a
second
here
more,
but
I'm
not
seeing
any
any
more
questions
here.
So
I
will
go
ahead
and
close
it
there.
We
will
return
again
next
week
at
1
15
for
our
update
on
covet
19.
thanks
everybody
for
your
questions
and
your
attendance
today.