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From YouTube: COVID-19 Press Conference LIVE: May 7, 2021
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COVID-19 Press Conference LIVE: May 7, 2021
B
No,
I'm
I'm
at
brian
hall,
looking
out
the
window
at
all
these
great,
very
happy
people
getting
their
pictures
taken.
A
All
right,
terrific,
well,
it's
1
15
looks
like
we
are
live
on
social
media
and
welcome
everyone.
I
know
I'm
not
the
face
you're
used
to
seeing
on
friday
afternoons
at
1
15,
but
you'll
have
to
put
up
with
me
in
the
meantime,
as
chuck
carney
is
receiving
some
well-merited
recognition
for
his
for
his
recent
academic
achievements
over
at
iu.
This
is,
of
course,
our
weekly
press
call
on
the
community's
covid
response.
A
A
We
have
the
iu
health,
south
central
region,
president
brian
shakney,
with
us
today,
monroe
county
health
department,
administrator
penny
caudle,
the
monroe
county,
emergency
management,
deputy
director,
kate,
petroline
and
iu's
assistant
vice
president
for
strategic
partnerships
and
iu,
coveted
response
unit
lead
kirk
white.
I
hope
I
have
gotten
all
of
that
correct
some
quite
a
mouthful
there.
A
C
Great
thanks
a
lot
and
congrats
to
chuck
for
today
and
thanks
y'all
for
stepping
in
just
a
quick
number
sharing
we
now
are
at
about
40
fully
vaccinated
our
staff.
338
people
have
applied
for
the
100
wellness
awards,
showing
they've
gotten
vaccinated
plus
two
weeks,
so
we're
happy
about
that.
They
want
to
keep
see
that
see
that
keep
climbing
our
employee
case
numbers.
We
had
two
new
this
week,
bringing
us
to
84
total
I
wanted.
C
I
do
want
to
note
a
particular
thanks
to
our
county
leaders,
particularly
in
light
of
this
ill-advised
senate
bill.
5,
I
guess,
is
the
name
of
it,
the
state
law,
but
we
know
we
have
great
support
from
our
commissioners
for
the
health
experts
and
while
it's
an
ill-advised
law
from
my
perspective,
we're
very,
very
lucky-
and
I
want
to
thank
the
county
leadership
which
we
know
gives
such
strong
support
to
the
health
experts.
C
The
state
numbers-
and
you
all
can
see.
This,
of
course
are
not
moving
down
they're
they're
not
going
in
the
direction.
We
want,
there's
not
a
dramatic
change,
but
just
as
an
example,
the
daily
case
average
in
the
state
of
indiana.
It
was
in
the
900s
a
couple
weeks
ago.
It's
now
over
1100,
that's
not
a
dramatic
difference,
but
it's
not
going
the
right
direction,
we're
still
watching
locally
for
the
really
definitive
direction
movement
and
not
seeing
that,
I
don't
think
generally.
C
Maybe
iu
numbers
were
a
little
higher
this
week
and
and
maybe
hospitalization's
a
little
better,
but
overall,
I
just
think
we're
still
really
just
watching.
What's
going
on
locally,
I
will
say:
I
think
that
the
focus
on
the
vaccination
numbers
is
the
key
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
moving
that
up
as
many
have
seen
and
we're
all
getting
educated.
C
Even
if
we
don't
make
population
immunity
or
herd
immunity
which
some
of
the
experts
are
now
suggesting
may
be
difficult,
there's
still
a
lot
we
can
do.
Indeed,
it's
kind
of
hit
me
a
little
more
that
maybe
the
local
vaccination
numbers
just
in
our
area
are
more
important
than
we
may
have
thought
compared
to
everything
else.
That
is
even
if
the
state
or
the
federal
is
at
one
level.
If
we
can
get
our
local
vaccination
numbers
up
higher,
that
really
can
help
our
community.
C
Even
though
we
have
visitors,
and
even
though
we
have
a
lot
of
interaction,
of
course,
with
others
outside
the
community,
if
our
resident
community
can
get
our
vaccination
numbers
up,
that
can
really
be
of
great
benefit,
and
it
it
means
encouraging
all
of
our
institutions
to
do
what
we
can
do
to
help
move
that
number
forward.
C
A
year
ago,
when
we
kept
saying
how
we
behave
will
determine
our
future,
and
you
know:
we've
gone
through
a
period
when
we
were
waiting
for
vaccines
and
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
were
out
of
our
control,
but
those
are
here
now
and
in
in
a
really
important
way
again.
What
we
do,
how
we
behave
locally
can
really
affect
our
local
chart,
our
local
path,
and
if
locally,
we
can
get
our
vaccination
numbers
up.
That
may
really
help
us,
even
if
other
things
don't
go
as
well
around
us.
C
We
did
that
well
in
2020
locally,
with
precautions
and
protocols
and
and
supporting
each
other
and
coordinating
that,
and
I
think
maybe
if
we
can
do
that
again
at
this
local
level,
maybe
I've
to
me
it's
kind
of
emphasized
that
a
lot
that
we
do
locally
may
really
affect
the
next
six
months
or
12
months.
So
we'll
continue
to
report
on
that
and
and
again
it's
just
really
about
the
vaccinations,
we're
racing
against
variants
and
other
things.
So
let's
keep
working
on
that
and
happy
to
take
questions
at
the
end.
Thank
you.
A
Yes,
indeed,
next
we
will
move
to
monroe
county
health
department,
administrator
penny
bottle
for
your
comments,
great.
E
Thank
you
very
much
and
thanks
for
joining
us
today,
while
the
all
of
chuck
and
all
of
the
graduates
can
celebrate
so
we're
congratulations
to
every
one
of
them.
What
a
year
to
graduate
right
last
year
was
certainly
something
and
and
this
year
to
be
able
to
say
that
you
can
actually
make
that
event.
That's
pretty
great!
E
E
I
new
guidance
continues
to
come
out,
and
certainly
there
is
camp
guidance
out
now
by
both
the
center
for
disease
control
and
the
indiana
department
of
health
has
chimed
in
on
some
of
those
things
for
indiana,
so
that
information
is
being
shared.
So
anyone
who
is
planning
daycare
camps,
those
kinds
of
overnight
camps,
day
camps
of
that
guidance
is
out
there
for
you
to
look
at
summer.
E
School
guidance
is
expected
to
be
out
next
week,
so
we
are
anxiously
awaiting
additional
guidance
as
it
comes,
monroe
county
does
remain
in
a
yellow
advisory,
and
that
is
really
based
on
that
two
metric
system
for
the
state
of
lower
positivity
rate,
but
our
cases
per
100
000
is
in
that
moderately
high
level
it's
over
a
hundred,
so
we
are
in
yellow
advisory
with
kind
of
that
combination
of
an
orange
and
a
blue.
E
If
you
look
at
those
metrics
individually,
more
hospitalizations,
I
believe,
are
occurring
in
younger
people
and
we'll
we,
you
know,
will
always
hear
from
the
hospital
in
terms
of
what's
happening
happening
currently,
while
deaths
are
still
occurring
and
we
have
added
several
deaths
this
week,
we
are
seeing
a
drop
in
frequency
in
our
depths
and
we
believe
that
much
of
that
is
due
to
vaccinations.
E
A
few
things
that
I
want
to
make
note
of
is
that
that
positivity
rate
may
increase
a
little
bit
as
we
see
a
decrease
in
the
amount
of
testing
that
is
done.
Our
our
cases
per
hundred
thousand
have
vacillated
a
little
bit.
You
might
say
that
they're
sort
of
at
a
plateau
this
week
they
came
in
at
124
cases
per
hundred
thousand
last
week
it
was
105
the
week
prior.
It
was
123.
E
now,
as
I
looked
at
that
today
and
just
kind
of
looking
back
in
those
last
few
days,
I
think
we're
making
some
improvements,
that's
hopeful,
but
we
will
see
where
that
ends
up,
because
one
single
day
can
change
those
numbers.
We
are
continuing
to
have
variants
identified
throughout
indiana
and
there
is
data
on
the
dashboard.
Now
that
includes
variants
that
is
being
found
through
the
surveillance
program.
E
On
that,
the
other
thing
that
I
want
to
talk
about
as
we
all
kind
of
work
and
hope
to
get
to
that
blue
advisory
is
remember
that
that
is
that
two
metric
system
that
I
talked
about
so
when
we
are
still
having
a
low
positivity
rate,
but
our
cases
per
hundred
thousand
drop
below
100.
We
will
return
to
a
blue
status,
but
we
still
have
a
ways
to
go.
E
Our
big
goal
is
to
have
minimal
community
spread
and
that
would
be
less
than
10
10
or
less
per
100
000,
so
it'll
take
a
while
to
get
there,
but
there
are
certainly
things
that
we
can
look
forward
to.
As
as
we
move
move
to
that
stage,
the
board
of
health
didn't
meet
this
past
week.
They
did
not
make
changes
to
our
current
health
order
and
regulations,
so
they
did
not
rescind
anything.
They
did
not
yet
vote
to
extend
anything,
so
they
are
meeting
again
on
may
19th.
E
E
It
is
multiple
pieces
of
information
so
that
we
can
get
a
full
picture,
but
they
will
meet
on
the
19th
and
make
a
decision
about
the
current
health
order
and
what,
if
any,
changes
need
to
be
made?
If
it
needs
to
be
extended
or
if
it
will
go
ahead
and
be
rescinded,
vaccinations
can
reduce
infections,
hospitalization
deaths,
they
can
reduce
the
number
of
variants
and
the
spread
of
variants
as
well.
So
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
vaccinations
is
the
key
to
this
and
they
are
getting
easier
to
obtain.
Appointments
are
still
available,
walk-in
availability
is
there.
E
Free
rides
are
available.
Outreach
clinics
continue
to
be
planned
and
held.
Yesterday
we
were
at
crestmont
boys
and
girls
club
and
did
60
vaccinations
there,
and
the
nurses
reported
seeing
kind
of
families
with
with
johnson
and
johnson.
You
have
to
be
18.,
but
they
said
they
saw
18
year
olds
with
their
parents.
You
know
young
adults
with
their
parents
coming
in.
They
saw
people
who
travel
a
lot,
maybe
their
truck
driver
or
something
like
that
and
making
that
second
dose
appointment
was
very
difficult.
E
So
the
availability
of
johnson
and
johnson
was
what
led
them
to
get
that
vaccine.
So
there
are
lots
of
opportunities.
That
was
a
wonderful
collaboration.
Obviously
we
always
work
closely
with
the
hospital,
so
we're
proud
about
that,
but
the
housing
authority
and
the
boys
and
girls
club
were
key
partners
in
that
as
well
monday.
We
have
our
clinic
at
the
convention
center
for
our
latin
x
and
hispanic
population.
E
E
plans
are
also
underway
to-
and
I
talked
about
this
every
week,
but
we
are
continuing
to
make
plans
with
our
schools
for
vaccinations
once
approval
is
given
for
the
12
to
15
year
olds,
but
I
will
say
it
again
any
day
that
the
clinics
are
open
can
be
family
day
if
you
are
16
or
over
right
now,
you
are
eligible
for
vaccinations,
so
please
please
schedule
that
appointment.
E
Pfizer
is
submitting
for
full
approval
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
what
the
outcomes
of
that
and
I
wanted
to
just
hone
in
a
little
bit
on
some
of
the
advantages
that
I
wanted
to
share
about
being
vaccinated,
and
these
are
things
I
think
we've
talked
about
that
may
may
go
by
the
wayside.
Sometimes,
if
you're
fully
vaccinated
and
you're
exposed,
you
are
not
a
close
contact
who
needs
to
quarantine
unless
you
develop
symptoms.
All
that
you
have
to
do
is
monitor
for
symptoms.
E
E
The
capacity
to
care
is
the
thing
which
gives
life
its
deepest
significance.
So
I'm
going
to
ask
that
you
show
that
you
care
show.
The
nurses
show
them
mothers.
This
is
mother's
day.
We
have
a
big
big
weekend,
show
the
graduates
that
you
care
by
being
vaccinated.
Do
it
in
honor
of
nurses,
week
and
mother's
day.
A
F
Thank
you.
Sorry,
it's
always
difficult
to
follow
penny
caught
all
on
any
any
fault,
any
call
at
all
monroe
county's
processing
of
cares,
funding
for
county
businesses,
nonprofits
and
other
government
agencies
has
ended,
but
I
wanted
to
let
people
know
that
our
commitment
to
the
health
and
well-being
of
county
residents
has
not.
F
So
far,
the
county
has
provided
a
total
of
hundred
80
three
dollars
to
148
households
through
the
township
assistance
program.
They
want
to
remind
everyone
that
each
resident
of
monroe
county
lives
in
a
township
and
if
you
need
money
to
help
with
rent
utilities
or
other
expenses,
please
contact
your
township
trustee
a
list
of
the
trustees
and
their
contact.
Information
can
be
found
in
the
minutes
of
the
recent
board
of
commissioners
meetings
or
at
the
website
of
the
monroe
county
emergency
management
department.
F
Either
of
these
is
found
at
the
county's
website,
which
is
ceo.monroe.ian.us
in
an
effort
to
support
county
residents.
We
have
also
worked
with
the
county
council
to
provide
monies
for
food.
This
week
we
authorized
an
additional
ten
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
to
help
pantry
279,
bringing
the
total
amount
that
we've
given
directly
for
food
support
and
that's
in
addition
to
the
monies
given
to
places
like
united
way,
but
so
far,
we've
provided
a
hundred
five
thousand
seven
hundred
dollars
in
direct
money
for
food
support.
F
The
development
of
these
vaccines
is
based
on
20
years
of
research
and
the
data
indicates
they
are
safe
and
effective
if
you've
already
gotten
vaccinated.
Please
talk
with
your
friends,
family
and
co-workers
and
ask
them
to
get
vaccinated
too,
so
that
we
can
get
back
to
the
lives
we'd.
All
like
to
lead,
thank
you.
It's
back
to
you,
y'all.
G
Thank
you
good
afternoon,
everyone.
I
would
like
to
echo
what
penny
caudle
was
saying
earlier
about
it
being
nurses
week.
Our
office
is
so
grateful
for
all
the
nurses,
no
matter
where
you
work
or
where
you're
at
for
all
the
work
that
you
do.
I
personally
come
from
a
family
full
of
medical
professionals
and
for
me
I
am
grateful
to
you
for
not
only
doing
your
job
on
the
clock
but
off
the
clock.
So
I
know
a
majority
of
you
probably
get
text
messages
or
phone
calls
saying.
I
don't
know
what
this
is.
G
How
serious
is
this?
Do
I
need
to
go
to
the
doctor?
So
thank
you,
everyone
who
is
a
nurse
out
there
for
doing
all
that
great
work
that
you
guys
do
every
single
day.
Thank
you
so
to
continue
with
just
the
updates
that
we
have
for
our
office
and
let
everyone
know
that
the
april
blood
drives
were
an
absolute
success
at
the
monroe
county.
Excuse
me,
rural
convention
center.
G
We
would
like
to
continue
that
success
through
the
month
of
may.
The
daytime
slots
are
scheduled
for
may
24th
from
10
a.m,
to
3
p.m,
and
the
afternoon
and
evening
slots
are
scheduled
for
may
27th,
2
p.m,
to
7
p.m.
Again
they
will
be
at
the
monroe
convention
center
and
you
can
sign
up
for
those
by
going
on
to
our
website
at
co.monroe.in.us.
G
Secondly,
we
always
like
to
remember
remind
everyone
that
if
you
like
getting
those
notifications
about
the
coveted
vaccine
or
the
clinics
and
or
weather
alerts
or
community
events
that
need
to
be
posted
out
to
the
public,
please
go
on
to
our
website
and
sign
up
to
receive
those
alerts.
If
you
haven't
already
and
if
you
do
have
your
neighbor
make
sure
that
they
sign
up
for
them,
you
can
go
into
our
website
and
there's
a
big
old
megaphone
right
on
the
front
page.
G
You
click
on
that
you
put
in
your
contact
information
you'll,
be
able
to
receive
those
alerts
and,
finally,
just
sorry
to
remind
everyone
that
we
still
have
some
masks
available
to
the
community.
So
if
you
need
a
mask-
or
you
know
someone
who
needs
a
mask,
please
go
to
our
website
and
we
have
listings
of
different
places
across
the
county
that
you
can
go
and
pick
up
a
mask.
They're
free
so
again
go
to
our
website
ceo.monroe.ian.us
and
that's
all
I
have
for
today.
Thank
you.
A
D
Thank
you
yale,
thank
you
for
supporting
today.
We
appreciate
that
also
one
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
also
say
that
this
is
national
nurses
week
and
starting
monday
is
actually
national
healthcare
heroes
week
it's
a
week
that
every
year
in
may
all
of
the
american
hospital
associate
association,
affiliates
celebrate
hospitals
and
healthcare
organizations
and
those
who
care
for
patients
across
our
nation.
So
congratulations
and
thank
you
to
everyone
who
supports
our
health
care
systems
here
in
the
nation.
D
I
we
also
are
seeing
fluctuations.
As
penny
cottle
had
said,
we
are
seeing
those
fluctuations
here
in
our
inpatient
census
and
throughout
our
region.
Over
the
past
week,
our
number
of
covet
19
inpatients
continue
to
decline,
but
they're
still
in
double
digits
here
in
monroe
county
between
iu
health
and
monroe
hospital.
It's
the
same
story.
D
So
this
week
we
gave
out
our
80
000th
vaccine
in
iu
health,
south
central
region,
and,
as
you
can
see,
we
celebrated
with
someone
who
is
much
younger
than
I
and
is
a
good
role
model
for
those
who
may
be
a
little
younger
and
want
to
wait
on
the
vaccine.
They
need
to
go
now
and
get
their
vaccine.
You
might
be
the
90
000
person
to
get
your
vaccine.
You
never
know.
D
As
of
yesterday,
we
have
given
81
684
vaccines
at
our
bloomington
and
paoli
sites
and,
as
we
shared
a
few
weeks
ago,
we
will
be
transitioning.
Our
vaccine
focus
on
outreach
and
operationalizing
vaccines
in
our
organization,
as
indiana
university
continues
to
be
able
to
take
on
more
and
more
vaccine
at
their
site
on
the
bloomington
campus.
D
D
I
also
thank
the
mayor
and
echo
his
comments
regarding
we
got
to
get
this
vaccine
rate
up.
This
is
our
focus.
Now
is
getting
more
vaccines
and
arms,
and
that's
really
where
we
need
to
focus
our
attention,
because
everything
else
will
change
for
the
better
when
we
get
more
vaccines
and
arms.
So
on
the
screen,
you'll
see
a
heat
map
across
monroe
county.
We
continue
to
make
great
progress
on
the
vaccination
percentages
of
those
fully
vaccinated.
D
We
still
have
a
great
deal
of
opportunity
in
our
neighboring
counties
where
we
have
iu
health
facilities,
and
so
that's
why
we
are
continuing
to
start
our
focus
on
outreach
so
that
we
can
help
where
these
areas
of
orange
and
red
are
that
we
can
help
get
vaccines
and
arms
in
those
locations.
D
22.4
of
new
cases
reported
in
the
last
week
are
children
so
over
the
last
month,
or
so,
I've
been
sharing
the
concern
that
we
continue
to
see
younger
people
get
hospitalized
for
covid
to
emphasize.
This
means
that
their
symptoms
were
severe
enough
to
result
in
them
seeking
medical
intervention.
More
than
ever.
It's
important
we
understand
higher
vaccination
rates
in
any
age
group
result
in
lower
infections.
D
D
We
will
all
need
to
encourage
parents
and
guardians
that
to
ensure
these
future
leaders,
these
future
doctors,
these
future
nurses,
that
they
need
to
get
the
vaccine,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
penny
and
our
iu
health,
nurses
and
the
housing
authority
and
everyone
else
who
is
doing
these
great
outreach
clinics
getting
those
who
may
have
some
barriers
to
getting
the
vaccine
to
get
shots
in
arms.
It
is
so
much
appreciated
and
we,
as
a
community,
appreciate
that
work.
D
So
I'd
like
to
end
my
comments
by
announcing
how
iu
health
is
dedicating
time
and
resources
across
the
state
of
indiana
to
increase
the
vaccination
rate
and
help
those
still
questioning
whether
to
get
the
vaccine.
Iu
health
begins.
Our
badge
of
honor
campaign
today
across
the
state
of
indiana
to
help
lift
the
message
and
importance
of
everyone
doing
the
best
thing
for
our
fellow
man
getting
a
vaccine.
A
B
Hey
thanks,
y'all
thanks
for
stepping
in
today.
You
know
we
are
celebrating
commencement
this
weekend
and
that's
a
good
positive
note
to
start
out
with
system-wide
around
the
state,
we're
going
to
be
conferring
24
200
degrees
at
our
campuses
throughout
indiana
which,
by
the
way,
includes
630
new
nursing
degrees,
so
we're
we're
helping
the
indiana
healthcare
system
by
those
students
who
have
chosen
to
graduate
from
iu
with
a
degree
from
our
school
of
nursing.
B
Let's
click
over
to
mitigation
testing
on
the
bloomington
campus.
We
did
not
do
mitigation
testing
this
week.
Instead,
we
had
departure
testing
in
pre-commencement
ceremony
testing,
so
the
numbers
from
last
week
when
we
did
mitigation
testing,
we
did
about
16
200
of
those
tests
and
our
prevalence
rate
did
inch
up
a
bit
to
0.6,
which
was
a
bump
up,
and
I
think
that's
reflective
of
some
of
the
the
new
weather
that
it's
been
easier
to
socialize
these
type
of
things.
B
In
particular,
we
had
some
increases
in
some
of
our
student
categories
and
so
we're.
We
want
to
stay
vigilant,
and
this
week,
though,
the
departure
and
voluntary
mitigation
testing
and
the
mandatory
testing
for
pre-commencement
went
back
down
to
0.4.
B
So
that's
a
good
sign.
Let
me
now
switch
over
to
vaccine
some
more
good
news
there.
B
Since
march
29th
at
our
assembly
hall
vaccination
site
we're
up
to
28
100
vaccines
as
of
this
morning.
So
that's
a
great
number
11
700
of
those
are
we're
in
our
open
pod.
That's
that's
publicly
available
and
then
that
special
university
student
and
faculty
and
staff
focused
distribution
has
has
generated
16
400
vaccines.
B
Since
we
started
that
on
the
week
of
april
the
fifth
and
along
those
lines
I'll
note,
I
noted
in
today's
newspaper
that
we
saw
that
jump
of
many.
I
think
it
was
six
six
to
eight
thousand
and
we
did
that
week
of
the
fifth
and
then
it
went
down
significantly
well,
that's
really
because
of
the
the
large
number
of
additional
doses
that
we
got
from
the
state
when
we
started
that
student
focused
pod
the
week
of
the
fifth.
B
So
the
fact
that
it's
come
back
down
here
lately
is
not
a
a
serious
indication.
It's
just
that
we
had
a
big
bump-
those
first
couple
of
weeks
of
first
doses
on
the
week
of
the
fifth
in
the
week
of
the
12th,
so
I
wanted
to
make
that
clarification
now.
B
Next
is
as
we
talk
about
vaccines,
as
was
talked
about
earlier,
we're
going
to
be
ready
for
next
week
when
we
anticipate
the
fda,
will
approve
that
12
and
up
approval,
and
we
are
working
with
the
county
health
department
and
with
the
school
corporations
in
monroe
county
to
make
sure
we've
got
plenty
of
space
at
the
assembly
hall
site.
Again,
you
can
make
it
a
family
day
or
students
could
come
on
their
own
if
they've
got
parental
consent
they're
under
18,
they
need
that
you
can
pre-register
for
the
assembly
hall
side
at
our
shop.in.gov.
B
B
If
you
have
been
fully
vaccinated,
you
will
be
exempt
from
mitigation
testing,
we're
still
discouraging
travel,
but
it
is
available
for
vaccinated
people
will
not
need
to
quarantine
on
university
official
travel
status,
but
still
requires
a
pre-authorization
and
we're
limiting
large
events
to
25
and
prefer
that
those
be
outdoors
basically
we're
keeping
much
of
the
same
protocols
for
safety
in
place
that
we
did
for
spring.
The
next
time
we'll
be
reviewing
these
is
over
the
summer
and
we'll
be
publishing
new
guidance
for
the
fall
semester
that
would
go
into
effect.
B
On
august,
the
1st
and
again,
let
me
just
conclude
by
offering
congratulations
to
all
of
our
graduates
and
their
families.
Some
of
them
are
visiting
in
town
this
weekend
and
particularly
to
our
good
friend,
chuck
carney,
who
did
earn
his
phd
this
past
year
and
went
through
the
commencement
ceremonies
today.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
kirk
and
congrats
again
to
chuck.
You
mentioned
the
summer
guidelines,
but
I
I
guess
we
should
go
ahead
when
we
jump
into
the
questions
and
just
since
you've
already
been
speaking
kirk
we
may
as
well
just
have
you
continue
on,
because
this
is
a
related
question
from
the
b-square
beacon
who
wants
to
know.
A
If
you
can
update
us
on
the
planned
vaccinations
requirements
for
the
fall
and
the
b-square
beacon
says
the
last
information
they
were
able
to
find
was
very
strong
encouragement,
but
not
not
a
mandatory
requirement.
So
is
that
decision
still
to
be
made
who's
going
to
be
making
that
decision,
president
whiffen
or
trustees,
and
then
it
goes
on,
but
maybe
you
could
tackle
that
first.
B
We
go,
we
don't
have
a
mandatory
requirement.
C
B
But
I
would
say
that
our
medical
response
team
has
been
studying
that
closely
over
the
past
couple
of
months
and
it's
difficult
for
us
to
see
how
we
would
get
back
to
normal
operations
without
a
very
high
number
of
vaccinated
students,
faculty
and
staff.
So
they're
still
taking
a
hard
look
at
that.
That
decision
will
be
made
by
the
president
and
his
cabinet
with
recommendations
from
the
restart
committee
and
of
the
experts
from
our
school
of
medicine
and,
of
course,
our
medical
response
team
that
meets
daily.
B
I
would
expect
that
sometime
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks,
we'll
be
able
to
give
some
additional
guidance
on
that,
because
we
want
to
give
people
plenty
of
time
for
whatever
the
decision
might
be,
since
we
have
plenty
of
supply
right
now,
it
would
not
be
a
burden
for
people
to
get
vaccinated.
So,
as
I
say,
we're
looking
very
closely
at
that
and
right
now,
it's
still
a
strong
encouragement.
B
A
All
right-
and
this
is,
if
you
don't
mind,
just
a
bit
of
a
follow-up
question
about
numbers
and
keeping
track
of
numbers
at
iu,
also
from
dave
askins
at
the
b
b-square
beacon.
How
are
we
going
to
calculate
the
percentage
of
the
population
that's
vaccinated
through
the
summer
and
into
the
fall
so,
for
example,
if
one
person
who
is
vaccinated
this
spring
leaves
to
graduate
and
then
is
replaced
by
someone
who's
not
vaccinated
how?
How
is
how
are
those
calculations
going
to
be
made.
B
Well,
first
off
we
we
require
students
as
part
of
their
commitment
for
enrollment,
to
report
their
vaccination
status
to
us
by
by
sending
us
a
copy
of
their
vaccine
card,
so
there
to
report
when
they
have
either
the
the
single
shot
of
justin
and
johnson
or
the
double
doses
of
of
jade
of
pfizer
and
moderna
after
they
get
that
second
they're
considered
fully
vaccinated
after
it
becomes
fully
in
effect
two
to
three
weeks
after
that,
second
dose.
B
So
that's
how
we'll
we'll
do
that
by
the
self
reporting
that
they
are
able
to
give
us,
since
that
could
be
a
requirement
if
it
is
that'll,
make
it
easy
for
us
to
keep
track.
It's
still
a
voluntary
requirement.
Otherwise-
and
that's
what's
currently
in
effect
right
now,
and
of
course,
if
you
are
fully
vaccinated,
you're
exempt
from
mitigation
testing.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
one
more
question
from
the
b-square
beacon,
and
this
is
for
penny,
caudle
or
or
anyone
else
who
may
know
about
this.
The
state
dashboard
shows
298
single-dose
vaccinations
administered
from
monroe
county
yesterday
may
6
up
from
single
digits
over
the
last
five
days.
So
that's
140
more
that
were
given,
then
were
given
at
the
boys
and
girls
club.
A
The
b-square
beacon
asks.
Was
there
another
local
clinic
giving
out
the
j
j
vaccine
yesterday.
E
A
Okay,
that's
good
to
know
a
question
that
occurs
to
me
and
may
to
others
who
are
who
are
wondering
if
they
haven't
been
vaccinated
yet
where
they
should
go.
Of
course,
we've
got
r
shot.in.gov,
but
given
the
plethora
of
pop-up
clinics
and
walk-in
appointments
or
lack
of
appointments
that
that
I
should
say
clinics
that
don't
require
appointments.
A
E
I
would
say
the
place
to
start
is
other
than
here.
Of
course
you
know
paying
attention
to
us,
but
our
shot
is
the
place
to
go
to
see
where
all
of
your
options
are
and
then
find
what
works
for
you.
And
if
you,
you
know,
keep
in
mind
that
you
know
pfizer
is
you
know
16
and
up?
But
you
know
modern
is
18
johnson
johnson's
18,
but
just
find
the
vaccine
that
you
can
get
to
the
easiest
and
that
that
is
where
I
would
say
you
need.
E
Yes,
it
is,
and
if
you
do
schedule
an
appointment
for,
for
instance,
assembly
hall
or
at
iu,
health
or
any
of
the
state
funded
sites,
you
have
an
appointment
and
you
need
transportation.
2-1-1
can
also
help
you
get
a
voucher
for
transportation,
and
I
know
that
iu
health
also
has
transportation
available
as
well.
A
So
the
important
thing
is
just
to
go
to
go
to
the
website
and
look
for
that.
Look
for
that
clinic
nearest.
You
do
any
of
the
presenters.
Have
any
follow-up
comments
you'd
like
to
make
at
this
time
we're
we're
all
talked
out.
Well,
seeing
no
additional
comments
from
the
media.
I
think
we
can
safely
say
that
we
have
answered
all
of
the
questions
in
the
world
today
and
we
can
go
into
our
mother's
day
weekend
with
some
confidence.
A
I
hope
so
with
with
that
and
with
continued
emphasis
on
getting
vaccinated.
A
I
think
we
can
bring
this
week's
conference
to
an
end
and
we
will
reconvene
next
friday,
most
likely
with
the
stalwart
chuck
carney
in
my
seat
at
1
15..
So
I
thank
everyone
for
joining
us
today
have
a
wonderful
weekend.