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A
Of
the
update
for
monroe
county,
the
city
of
bloomington,
indiana
university
and
indiana
university
health,
as
we
talk
about
all
things
covid19,
I
am
chuck
carney
director
of
media
relations
at
indiana
university
and
we
will
take
questions
here
from
the
media
over
the
next
45
minutes
or
so
30
minutes
or
so.
However,
long
it's
a
holiday
edition,
we
can
do
whatever
we
want.
So,
first
of
all,
I'm
out
of
practice.
This
has
been
a
few
days.
B
Thank
you
very
much
chuck
and
thank
you
everybody
for
being
here.
I
just
want
to
I've
tried
to
really
keep
my
comments
below
five
minutes
all
the
way
through
this,
and
I
hope
to
do
so,
but
at
the
end
of
the
year
it's
kind
of
important.
For
my
perspective,
to
look
back,
I
was
I
was
checking
in.
It
was
in
mid-march
nine
plus
months
ago
that
we,
this
group
began
three
times
a
week,
coordinating
meetings
to
talk
and
work
together
on
how
we
wanted
to
respond
locally
to
the
pandemic.
B
B
I
first
thing
just
want
to
thank
well
you
chuck
and,
and
the
team
andrew
and
others
who
make
this
possible
and,
of
course,
the
participants
for
really
important
coordination
and
collaboration
through
the
year
and
and
these
regular
media
availabilities,
and
thanks
the
media
for
the
continued
patience
and
persistence
to
keep
keep
in
this.
B
I
I
also
think
looking
back
now
at
the
end
of
december,
if,
if
we
had
known
in
march
late
march,
that
december
would
be
significantly
worse
than
april
may
june
july
that
that
we
would
see,
in
november
and
december
dramatically
more
infections
and
deaths.
I
think
that
would
have
been
an
incredibly
sobering
news
at
that
time.
B
B
It's
been
a
hard
run
with
fantastic
local
collaboration,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
again
all
the
people
on
this
call,
and
so
many
people
who
aren't
on
the
call
who
are
who
are
making
really
important
things
happen
lessons
from
the
year
to
me,
number
one
is
humility,
recognizing
that
we
boy,
we
just
don't
know
what
we
don't
know
and
this
this
group
has
done
a
great
job
locally
of
trying
to
keep
talking
paying
attention.
Looking
at
the
facts,
it's
a
lesson
that
you
know
in
in
march
and
april.
B
We
didn't,
we
couldn't
predict
where
we
would
be
in
december.
We
were
trying
to
prepare,
as
people
have
done
so
well
for
that,
but
I
think
it
is
a
good
lesson
in
humility
that
this
virus
does
what
it
does
and
wishes
or
proclamations
notwithstanding,
I
think
a
second
lesson
to
me
is
transparency.
How
important
that's
been
that's
part
of
why
we
meet
weekly
this
way
to
share
data
share
what
we
know
talk
about.
What's
going
on,
it's
been
so
important,
it's
a
reason.
B
We
we
now
have
reported
52
cases
in
city,
employment
of
of
of
the
infections
just
to
let
people
know
what's
going
on
reporting
on
testing
data,
you
know
numbers
and
capacities
and
where
we
run
into
issues
or
not,
we
we
try
to
share
those,
and
I
think
that's
just
been
so
important.
I
I
think
another
lesson
has
to
be
the
the
failure
to
respond
nationally,
that
we
didn't
as
a
country
really
embrace
and
dig
in
to
the
masking
the
testing.
B
The
the
addressing
this
as
aggressively,
as
I
think,
looking
back,
we
we
would
see,
could
have
been
very
helpful.
I'm
not
a
scientist
and
I'm
sure
there'll
be
phds
written
about
this
and
studies,
but
but
what
a
difference
that
could
have
made
if
we
hadn't
been
so
fractured
and
it
weren't
so
political
and
had
been
able
to
take
a
lot
of
the
steps
that
we
did
take
many
of
them
locally.
B
We
are
one
of
only
six
counties
out
of
92
in
the
state
that
are
on
the
state
map
rated
at
two
or
below
those
are
good
orange
numbers
compared
to
most
of
the
counties,
the
other
86
or
worse,
we're
the
only
urban
county
in
that
group
of
six
at
two
or
below.
That's
that's
a
good
sign
it.
It
reflects,
in
my
view,
the
really
hard
work
locally
and
the
great
collaboration
among
our
people,
our
institutions,
to
make
that
happen.
B
We
did
have
a
two-week
period
in
december
when
we
were
averaging
two
deaths
a
day
in
monroe
county,
an
unheard
of
level
that
we
hadn't
seen
before
we're
back
down
to
a
rolling
average
of
one
death
a
day,
but
it's
still
a
very
serious
situation.
As
you
all
know,
I'm
sure
two
terrible
national
averages
record
set
yesterday
again
of
daily
deaths
and
hospitalization
levels.
It's
it's.
B
On
the
one
hand,
we're
very
encouraged
and
you're
gonna
hear
I
know
about
the
vaccination
rollout,
which
is
so
important
and
so
encouraging.
On
the
other
hand,
we
have
serious
local
threats
continuing
so
moving
forward,
continuing
to
have
humility,
recognizing
you
know
we're
not
out
of
the
woods.
We've
got
to
stick
to
our
our
knitting
and
doing
the
right
things
that
we've
been
trying
to
do
locally,
continue
to
really
preach
and
live.
B
The
transparency
model
of
sharing
data
answering
questions
as
much
as
we
can
and
continuing
to
be
proactive,
which
I'm
really
glad
this
county
has
been
to
to
step
forward
our
community
moving
forward
with
with
controls
and
steps,
as
we
need
to
so
closing
out
the
year.
You
know,
I'm
I'm
really
pleased
to
have
been
part
of
this
group,
which
we
will
continue.
I
expect
for
a
while
and
also
very
sobered
by
the
position
we're
in
right
now,
with
with
still
very
serious
sledding
ahead
of
us.
So
back
to
you
chuck
thanks.
A
Okay,
you
mentioned
the
county
numbers:
let's
go
to
the
county
health
department
and
check
in
with
penny
caudle.
C
C
C
The
state's
website,
we'll
use
social
media
and
the
county
alert
system
to
let
people
know
what
vaccine
is
available
for
whom
it's
available
and
how
you
can
make
those
appointments,
scheduling
the
vaccine
may
change
over
the
coming
months,
and
so
that
will
be
something
that
will
have
to
get
out
to
individuals
as
well.
So
please,
be
patient
know
that
we
will
share
information
as
we
have
it
right
now.
We
don't
know
who
that
next
group
specifically
is
going
to
be.
As
vaccine
is
limited,
those
decisions
will
be
made
primarily
at
the
state
level.
They
will.
C
Let
us
know
who's
next
and
utilize,
a
lot
of
different
resources
for
getting
that
information
out
to
people
so
with
healthcare
providers.
They
can
use
licensing
and
the
hospitals
and
they
can
notify
their
their
employees,
but
we'll
be
using
those
health
care
providers,
pharmacies,
insurance
and
other
resources
to
help
identify
people
and
let
them
know
when
they
may
be
eligible.
So
you
think
about.
If
you
get
prescriptions
from
your
pharmacy,
they
may
be
able
to
push
out
and
say:
hey.
I
think
you
may
meet
this
criteria.
This
is
how
you
can
get
more
information.
C
So
please
stay
tuned,
stay
tuned
to
these
press
conferences,
stay
tuned
to
our
website,
the
state's
website
for
more
information
locally.
We
are
planning
to
open
up
clinics,
as
vaccine
becomes
available.
C
Initially,
we
anticipate
that
there
will
be
small
amount
of
doses
and,
as
we
get
more,
we
will
ramp
up
those
opportunities
for
vaccinations
and
at
some
point
we
expect
that
we
will
be
doing
some
large-scale
events,
maybe
some
walk-ins
and
and
or
some
drive-through
clinics.
So
that's
all
over
the
next
few
months,
but
we
do
need
people
to
realize
that
in
the
meantime,
we
need
to
continue
to
use
the
tools
that
we
have
with
masking
distancing
washing
of
our
hands.
C
All
those
things
that
we've
been
doing,
we
please
please
please
need
to
continue
those
while
we
are
getting
people
vaccinated,
we
will
have
the
opportunity,
I
believe,
to
get
people
vaccinated
that
want
it,
but
it's
not
going
to
happen
tomorrow,
and
so
please
be
patient.
Do
your
part
right
now
to
keep
things?
C
C
We
don't
want
to
see
increases
in
numbers
post
christmas,
we're
hoping
that
we
won't.
We
are
seeing
some
improvement
in
our
numbers
and
I
I
hope
that
that
continues,
but
we
will.
We
won't
know
that
for
another
week
or
two,
let's
again
stay
safe
this
weekend
and
not
put
our
community
at
risk
for
increasing
numbers
as
we
go
forward.
C
Another
thing
that
I
wanted
to
note:
we
always
talk
about
our
numbers
and
the
color-coded
map
that
the
state
has
on
their
dashboard
and
there's
some
changing
methodology
that
that
occurred
today,
they've
been
working
on
that,
but
you
will
see
a
change
in
how
the
positivity
rate
is
calculated
on
that
state
map
so
beginning
today.
Instead
of
using
that
rolling
average,
they
are
looking
at
a
seven
day,
positivity
rate,
and
that
will
give
us
more
consistency
in
looking
at
those
numbers.
C
So
today,
in
terms
of
the
metrics
map,
monroe
county
stays
at
orange
at
2.0,
with
a
positivity
rate
of
5.1,
which
would
be
yellow,
but
our
percent.
Our
number
of
cases
per
hundred
thousand
is
at
218.,
so
that
keeps
us
kind
of
at
red,
but
we're
going
in
the
right
direction.
Getting
under
200
is,
is
our
goal,
certainly
continuing
in
that
downward
direction.
C
Our
seven
day,
positivity
rate,
is
5.7
today,
with
that
new
method
methodology,
as
the
mayor
talked
about,
we
do
continue
to
see
deaths
and
we
you
know,
we
don't
want
to
see
any
deaths.
So
we
can
stay
the
course
we
can
get
through
this,
but
I
wanted
to
point
those
two
things
out
and
just
stay
tuned
for
vaccine
information.
As
we
move
forward
be
patient,
it
will
come.
A
D
Yes,
thank
you
and
thank
you
all
this.
As
the
mayor
said,
this
has
been
a
long
haul
and
I've
appreciated
everyone's
continued
focus
on
this.
Our
healthcare
resources
are
important
and
not
overstressing.
Those
is
important
to
ensuring
that
we
provide
all
people
healthcare.
So
thank
you
for
that,
and
thank
you
for
to
the
press
for
keeping
this
at
the
forefront
of
our
communities
minds
every
day.
We
appreciate
that
so
on
the
screen.
I
want
you
to
see
a
couple
things
here.
The
first
of
all.
D
I
want
to
share
the
deaths,
as
we've
been
talking
about
the
number
of
deaths
total
by
county
and
then
just
in
the
you
know
december
21st
through
25th
week,
and
this
you
know,
we've
seen
a
higher
number
of
deaths
and
positivity
as
well
in
the
last
couple
months
than
we
had
seen
in
all
previous
months,
and
so
we
just
want
to
recognize
that
this
virus
is
still
very,
very,
very
virulent
and
is
this
deadly
to
those
who
have
comorbidities
and
those
who
are
at
high
risk?
D
And
so
we
need
to
do
all
the
things
we
can
to
prevent
the
spread
of
this
virus.
The
next
one
is
the
county
consensus
for
our
south
central
region.
First
of
all,
is
our
different
hospitals
and
they're
different
inpatient
census
and,
as
you
can
see,
bloomington
and
bedford,
as
well
as
paoli
and
morgan
have
hit.
D
We've
hit
our
highest
numbers
and
they
continue
to
climb
that
we've
seen
that
on
the
26th
was
our
highest
inpatient
rate,
and
I
just
want
to
remind
people
when
we
look
at
these
census
numbers.
This
is
the
total
number
of
patients
that
day
with
covet
in
the
hospital,
and
we
have
discharges
we
can
have
up
to
12
to
14,
sometimes
18
discharges
in
a
day
and
to
continue
that
increase.
It
means
that
there's
more
positive
patients
coming
into
the
hospital
then
we're
discharged
that
day.
D
D
You
can
see
that
that
that
curve
is
mitigated
somewhat,
and
it
just
shows
that,
as
we
know,
50
of
our
admissions
come
from
other
counties
besides
monroe,
and
it
demonstrates
that
monroe
county
is,
you
know,
while
we're
seeing
this
increase,
we're
doing
a
better
job
than
most
of
mitigating
the
spread
of
this
disease
compared
to
our
population
here.
D
D
We
now
have
two
very
effective
and
proven
vaccines
to
fight
this
covid19
virus,
yet
we're
still
seeing
these
high
numbers,
and
so
let's
talk
about
the
vaccine
itself.
The
fda
approved
the
pfizer
vaccine
and
the
moderna
vaccine
in
the
last
month
for
use,
and
we
know
that
the
studies
show
that
this
is
very
safe
and
it's
very
effective.
D
Our
medical
experts
and
infection
control
experts
at
not
only
iu
health
and
in
this
medical
school,
but
also
the
state
department
of
health,
are
confident
that
these
vaccines
are
safe
and
effective.
We
know
that
there
are
95
percent
or
greater
effectiveness
mild
to
moderate
side
effects.
Forearm
is
what
we're
hearing
from
the
vaccination
clinics
is
like
you
would,
with
any
shot
that
you
get.
You
may
have
a
sore
arm
for
a
day
or
so
afterwards,
but
nothing
more
serious
than
that.
D
At
this
point,
on
the
21st
of
december,
we
began
providing
vaccines
to
our
two
sites
in
the
region,
which
is
iuf,
bloomington
and
iu,
health,
paoli
and
frontline
healthcare
workers
and
staff.
To
date
we
have
provided
over
three.
At
the
end
of
today,
we
will
have
provided
over
3
000
vaccines
to
frontline
healthcare
workers
and
those
who
work
in
a
healthcare
setting.
We
received
initially
3
000
doses
of
the
pfizer
vaccine.
D
So,
as
you
can
imagine,
we've
just
given
three
thousand
doses,
so
we
are
getting
through
all
of
those
pfizer
vaccines.
D
In
addition,
this
past
week
we
received
doses
of
the
moderna
vaccine
and
so
that
that's
that's
400,
4
400
doses
that
we
received
so
as
you
can
see
a
total
of
us
about
7,
400
doses
that
we've
received
and
we've
we'll
have
given
over
3
000
vaccines.
D
D
So
that's
good
news,
but
please
hang
in
there
with
us,
stay
stay
in
the
fight
with
us
and
speaking
of
staying
in
the
fight.
We
are
recognizing
our
healthcare
heroes
here
across
iu
health
and
we're
calling
it
light
in
the
in
the
fight
and
the
iu
health
south
central
region.
We
want
to
recognize
the
hard
work
of
our
healthcare
heroes,
specifically
during
this
highest
point
of
our
pandemic.
We
can
think
of
no
better
time
to
do
it
than
during
this
new
year's
eve
week
and
night,
so
from
6
p.m.
To
3
a.m.
D
You're
going
to
see
a
large
beacon
of
light
shining
from
the
top
of
every
iu
health
facility
in
the
south.
Central
region
and
we'll
all
have
our
led
lights
as
well,
and
we're
going
to
celebrate
the
new
year
in
this
tempered
hope
for
cure
these
vaccines
and
getting
rid
of
this
virus
in
our
communities,
but,
more
importantly,
recognizing
the
fight
that
all
of
our
healthcare
heroes
are
have.
D
This
is
a
list
of
all
those
healthcare
heroes
and
we
would
encourage
you
to
hashtag
light
in
the
fight
and
recognize
a
healthcare
hero
that
you
know
that
you
can
recognize
over
the
next
48
hours
as
we
celebrate
with
our
heroes
and
with
that
I'll
begin
with
my
as
I
began
my
comments
just
celebrating
what
we
have
accomplished
this
year
in
monroe
county
and
how
lucky
and
blessed
we
are
to
have
the
people
that
we
have
in
leadership
positions.
D
I'm
not
suiting
my
own
holder,
I'm
talking
about
everybody
else
on
this
call,
but
across
our
our
our
elected
officials,
our
iu
officials,
that
we
have
been
able
to
get
through
this.
Yes,
we've
had
great
number
of
deaths,
but
I
I
know
with
all
my
mind
and
all
my
heart,
it
would
have
been
much
more
had
we
not
approached
it.
The
way
we
approached
it
here
in
monroe
county,
so
we
are
all
very
lucky
and
blessed
to
have
what
we
have
had
to
go
through
and
get
to
where
we
are
today.
D
So
I
encourage
you
all
again:
keep
the
fight
going,
don't
let
up.
We
can
see
the
end
that
we
can
see
the
finish
line
and
thank
you
and
I'll
take
comments
at
the
end.
E
Hello,
everyone
and
happy
holiday
season
to
you
all,
just
a
few
things
to
report
today,
we
are
continuing
to
offer
grants
from
cares
money
to
local
businesses
and
social
service
organizations.
The
last
total
we
received
with
the
little
holiday
scheduling
issues.
The
last
total
we
received
is
365
331
dollars.
E
That's
direct
funding
to
keep
our
our
business
and
communities
in
great
shape
and
to
keep
our
social
services
providing
that
safety
net
that
we
all
depend
on
taxi
units
have
received
over
eighty
five
thousand
dollars
as
well.
E
So
if
you
are
a
business
or
social
service
organization
and
you
need
assistance
for
a
non-uh
payroll,
related
expense
due
to
covid,
please
check
out
ceo.monroe.ian.us
and
be
sure
to
fill
out
the
forms
and
send
your
receipts
in
and
we
will
get
that
turned
around
as
quickly
as
we
can
there's
a
bit
of
a
delay
with
the
holiday
and
the
new
budget
year.
But
we
are
making
this
a
priority
so
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
get
this
money
out
as
quickly
as
we
can,
because
we
know
you
need
it.
E
Also
for
those
who
have
been
paying
attention,
we
do
have
a
township
assistance
fund
that
the
county
has
set
up.
We
are
now
at
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
of
cares
money
that
has
been
redirected
to
the
township
trustees
to
provide
for
our
residents.
Every
resident
of
monroe
county
lives
in
a
township.
If
you
are
struggling
to
pay
for
your
necessities
like
rent
utilities
and
things
like
that,
please
contact
your
township
trustee
as
soon
as
possible
for
assistance.
E
They
have
the
funding,
but
you
have
to
make
the
call
and
the
sooner
you
do
it
the
better.
And
so,
if
you
do
need
assistance,
we
invite
everyone
to
contact
their
township
trustee
and
we
can't
thank
them
enough,
and
we
are
grateful
for
the
work
of
the
county
council
as
well
to
help
the
board
of
commissioners.
Make
this
happen.
E
E
But
I
do
want
to
thank
everyone
in
the
community
for
everything
they've
done
to
help
us
get
through
this,
and
especially,
we
have
to
remember
our
first
responders
all
of
the
workers
in
the
field
of
healthcare,
all
of
the
essential
workers,
people
who
are
keeping
our
community
going
and
doing
such
a
great
job.
We
are
a
resilient
community
and
I
hope
that
you
do
take
some
time
during
this
very
somber
holiday
period
to
celebrate
your
resiliency.
E
We've
had
to
deal
with
losses
and
anxiety
and
it's
been
a
tough
tough
year,
but
we
have
forged
incredible
community
connections
to
help
make
this
a
bit
better.
So
please,
let's
celebrate
our
resiliency,
I
think
about
in
the
springtime
when
we
went
to
see
the
first
responder
vehicle
parades
for
health
care
workers,
and
I
just
kind
of
recreate
that
in
my
mind
every
week,
because
these
folks
have
been
doing
so
much
and
we're
so
grateful
to
them.
E
And
I
just
wanted
to
ask
folks
to
consider
if
you
have
the
funds
available
for
your
fam
from
your
family,
to
please
consider
a
donation
to
food
banks.
Shelters
there
is
so
much
need
out
there
and
we
are
doing
everything
we
can
to
help
them.
We've
provided
direct
funding
to
the
food
bank,
mother,
hubbard's
cupboard
and
pantry
279.
E
We've
also
worked
with
the
city
to
to
ensure
that
there
is
a
women's
shelter
this
winter,
but
we
can't
do
it
all
and
we
need
your
help.
So
if
you
have
that
money
available,
please
consider
a
year-end
donation.
They
they
sorely
sorely
need
it,
but
while
we're
continuing
to
say,
wear
a
face
covering
keep
physically
distanced
wash
your
hands.
That
mantra
is
going
to
go
on
for
a
while,
but
look
backwards
and
think
about
how
much
you've
been
able
to
do.
This
is
not
the
time
to
give
up.
E
E
E
F
Thanks
chuck
as
we
go
into
this
next
year,
hope
is
definitely
something
that
we
must
have
and
we
are
such
a
blessed,
blessed
community.
F
I
am
so
fortunate
to
be
able
to
work
with
these
colleagues
and
amazing
first
responders
that
have
not
given
up,
as
commissioner
thomas
said,
and
we
are
by
far
blessed
in
this
community,
but
it
does
take
us
all
as
a
mother
of
three,
I
always
say
it
takes
a
village
to
keep
my
family
run
and
and
I'm
blessed
by
that
village
and
I'm
blessed
by
the
village
that
we
have.
F
That
has
continued
to
keep
this
community
running
and
doing
all
these
amazing
things
that
we
are
doing,
but
it
does
take
each
individual
to
do
their
part,
and
I
know
that,
like
commissioner
thomas
and
others
have
said,
there
are
many
that
have
lost
loved
ones
that
have
had
family
members
and
friends
that
have
gone
through
this
virus
and
and
it
is
just
a
devastating
pandemic,
and
so
we
just
urge
everyone
to
continue
to
wear
their
face.
F
F
The
monroe
county
convention
center
through
the
board
of
commissioners
have
two
scheduled
in
january,
the
21st
and
the
28th,
and
then
city
hall
has
one
every
wednesday
there
are
also
other
churches
and
other
events
that
have
those
drives
in
our
community.
So
if
you
put
in
your
zip
code
at
the
redcross.org
website,
you
can
find
various
locations
and
time
slots
available
and
make
that
appointment.
F
We
encourage
you
to
do
so.
We
will
still
have
our
tornado
siren.
I
know
we
keep
these
calls
coved
only,
but
it
will
be
on
january
1st,
which
is
a
holiday
and
we
are
in
a
pandemic.
So
I
always
just
like
to
make
that
announcement
to
put
people
at
ease.
It
will
just
be
our
normal
test
of
our
testing
sirens
and
our
dispatch
centers,
and
so
we'll
have
a
test
at
noon
and
another
test
at
seven
they'll
go
for
30
seconds.
F
F
We
don't
know
when
we're
going
to
receive
it
for
the
public,
but
we
do
know
that
we
are
going
to
be
getting
it
soon
and
we
are
working
fearlessly
to
make
sure
we
have
plans
and
procedures
for
our
first
responders
to
receive
it,
our
homebound,
our
homeless
and
our
general
public,
and
so
just
rest
assured.
F
I
know
there
are
many
many
people
that
want
it
that
have
you
know
that
have
made
phone
calls
requesting
it
and
just
know
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
have
great
plans
and
procedures
in
place
to
be
able
to
reach
everyone
and
let
them
be
aware
of
how
we'll
be
distributing
it
and
when
we'll
be
distributing
it,
and
so,
if
you've
not
signed
up
for
the
monroe
county
alert
mass
notification
system,
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
so.
It's
on
the
county
website
there's
a
little
megaphone.
F
You
click
on
it
and
you
can
get
registered
because
we
will
be
sending
out
vaccine
information
to
the
public
as
to
how
you
can
get
your
vaccination
through
that
mass
notification
system.
We're
also
trying
to
find
other
ways
to
get
that
word
out.
Of
course,
we'll
be
announcing
it
here
for
our
media
as
well,
but
we're
also
trying
to
work
with
our
utilities
companies
to
to
notify
individuals
of
different
ways
that
they
can
in
fact
receive
that
vaccine,
so
we'll
be
distributing
information
various
ways.
F
A
G
G
For
the
most
part,
most
of
our
offices
are
closed
this
week,
but
we'll
be
back
in
operation
as
of
monday,
the
fourth,
but
let's
just
review
where
we
were,
as
this
semester
ended
for
the
week
of
december
13th
through
19th,
we
tested
about
8
200
of
our
students,
faculty
and
staff
in
our
normal
mitigation
testing,
and
I'm
pleased
to
report
that
in
all
those
categories,
the
positivity
rate
was
below
one
percent
and-
and
that's
that's,
a
very
good
sign
that
we
had
good
compliance
and
good
contact,
tracing
and
control
up
through
the
end
of
the
semester.
G
Now
our
challenge
is
to
make
that
happen
again
next
semester
and
we
we
planned
for
this
as
far
away
as
last
summer,
we
expected
that
the
holidays
might
cause
some
additional
surges
in
an
infection,
and
so
the
way
our
schedule
works
for
next
semester
is
the
spring
semester.
Officially
begins
on
the
19th
of
january,
with
the
first
three
weeks
of
classes
being
online
all
online
and
then
on
on
february.
G
The
9th
excuse
me
february,
8th,
we'll
start
the
classes
that
are
in
person
and
so
with
all
that
in
mind,
we'll
have
early
arrivals
for
students
the
3rd
through
the
29th
of
january,
and
then
our
main
push
for
arrivals
when
the
residence
halls
open
in
the
congregate
living,
greek
houses
and
others.
G
So
we
expect
them
to
arrive,
is
the
the
week
of
the
30th
of
january
through
the
7th
of
february,
and
that's
when
everyone
will
get
a
rearrival
test
that
lives
in
congregate,
housing
and
if
you
test
positive,
we'll
ask
you
to
be
in
quarantine
or
in
in
isolation
and
and
as
we
do,
a
a
follow
up.
Pcr
test
that
first
test
you'll
get
for
congruent
living
is
an
instant
test.
G
We
get
the
results
back
in
15
minutes,
and
so,
if
you
test
positive,
we'll
immediately
give
you
a
pcr
test
which
is
more
accurate
and
that
will
then
have
those
results
within
24
hours.
So
we'll
get
you
in
an
isolation
period
in
between
there.
If
you
test
negative,
then
then
then
you're
free
to
get
back
into
the
population.
G
G
The
other
point
I'd
like
to
make
is
that
we
do
have
opt-in
testing
available,
starting
on
the
third
of
january,
for
students,
faculty
and
staff
who
just
want
to
test
and
might
not
be
part
of
our
normal
mitigation
invitations.
G
Where
we
ask
people
who
or
really
tell
them,
they
need
to
come
and
get
tested,
they
can
opt
in
for
an
additional
one
if
need
be,
and
then
finally,
the
big
push
now
for
us,
in
addition
to
re-arrival
testing,
is
planning
for
a
vaccine
distribution
and
we're
working
closely
with
the
county
and
the
state
on
how
we
might
be
a
part
of
that
particularly
taking
care
of
our
own
populations.
G
G
Categories
and
so
you'll
see
some
of
that
going
on,
but
still
very
limited
and,
of
course,
at
this
point
all
that's
still
occurring
at
bloomington
hospital,
but
we're
putting
plans
together
for
how
we
would
distribute
the
vaccine
in
the
event
that
there
or
when
the
the
supplies
are
available
and
as
the
categories
and
phases
are
opened
up
from
one.
Bravo
to
one
charlie
to
phase
two
and
phase
three
we're
putting
those
plans
together.
Now,
so
that's
that's
our
update
from
the
campus.
G
We
look
forward
to
getting
back
up
to
speed
next
month,
but
again
somewhat
in
a
phased
approach,
expecting
there
possibly
be
additional
surge
or
infection
after
the
christmas
and
new
year's
holidays.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
D
Yeah,
so
just
from
monroe
county
and
our
region
worth,
we
know
there's
at
least
10
000
that
we
need
to
vaccinate,
but
it's
a
little
more
complicated
to
get
to
a
number,
and
let
me
just
quickly
say
why.
D
For
example,
we
have
several
people
who
work
here
at
iu:
health,
bloomington
that
drive
from
other
counties
and
other
locations
to
work
here.
Their
numbers
are
identified
in
the
county
in
which
they
reside
it's
based
on
their
home
address,
and
I
will
say
that
there
are
invitations
going
out
to
all
licensed
health
care
workers
between
now
and
monday.
D
So
by
the
end
of
monday,
anyone
who
is
a
licensed
health
care
worker
in
the
state
of
indiana
should
have
received
will
have
received
an
invitation
to
get
their
vaccine,
and
so
I
may
live
in
another
county
and
work
at
iu
health.
But
I
may
walk
across
the
street
from
the
hospital
and
get
my
vaccine
and
that
the
opposite
happens
as
well.
So
we
we're
trying
to
monitor
those
state.
D
State
department
of
health
is
looking
at
those
numbers
and
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
have
a
dashboard
coming
soon
that
we
can
look
at
and
know
what
percent
of
the
healthcare
workforce
we
are
vaccinating
for
us
as
iu
health
individually.
What
we're
doing
is
every
time
one
of
our
employees
go
through.
We
get
their
badge
or
their
iu
health
email
so
that
we
can
at
least
have
a
rest
estimate
of
how
many
of
our
iu
health
employees
we
are
vaccinating
to
get
a
rough
estimate.
A
C
Well,
there
are
a
couple
things
about
that:
we
don't
know
when
they
will
be
eligible,
yet
that
will
come
right
now.
There
is
a
scheduling
platform
and
an
invitation
that
will
go
out.
The
state
is,
as
I
mentioned
earlier,
using
a
variety
of
resources
to
identify
people
in
various
categories,
but
as
we
talk
about
people
with
pre
existing
conditions,
they
may
be
contacted
or
get
that
link
through
their
health
care
provider.
C
C
C
Part
of
our
plans
also
are,
as
I
mentioned,
kind
of
my
mother
who
is
older
and
so
we're
planning
on
how
we
can
take
vaccine
to
senior
living
facilities
and
reach
populations
that
will
not
be
able
to
come
to
us.
So
there
will
certainly
be
many
people
who
are
over
the
age
of
75
and
have
underlying
health
conditions
that
are
able
to
travel
and
get
vaccinated,
but
there
will
be
some
who
are
unable
to
do
that
and
so
we're
that's
part
of
the
planning
that
we're
doing
again.
C
That
process
may
change
somewhat
and
at
some
point,
when
this
is
opened
up
to
everybody,
it
is
most
likely
that
the
link
is
there
and
you
can
go
and
make
your
appointment
and
then
you'll
you'll
be
able
to
go
and
get
vaccinated.
You
won't
have
to
be
sent
that
length
right
now,
while
we
are
very
focused
and
phase
oriented,
people
need
to
wait
for
kind
of
directions,
and
there
are
a
variety
of
means
that
we're
using
to
find
those
individuals.
D
No
just
one
thing:
yes,
cvs
and
walgreens
are
going
into
our
long-term
care
facilities
and
they
are
doing
vaccinations
of
those
health
care
workers,
as
well
as
their
residents
that
has
started
this
week.
So
so
there
is
already
we're
already
vaccinating
those
who
are
at
high
risk
in
in
those
facilities,
so
that
has
already
started.
D
But
as
penny
said,
we
have
to
wait
for
that
that
direction
and
that
zotec
software
and
the
other
software
that
they're,
looking
at
for
registration,
is
very
similar
to
what
penny
and
her
team
are
working
with
on
the
testing
site.
So
where
you
go
out
and
schedule
your
your
your
test,
so
it'll
be
very
familiar
to
our
population
who
have
had
tests
previously.
A
Okay
from
dave
askins
to
be
square
beacon
for
julie,
thomas
mayor
hamilton
and
brian
shakney
can
local
first
responders
and
frontline
health
care
workers
be
required
to
be
vaccinated.
And,
if
not,
do
we
know
any
raw
numbers
or
percentages
of
people
in
those
categories
who
have
chosen
to
be
vaccinated
or
do
they
even
have
to
say
whether
they've
been
vaccinated
and
do
the
same
or
different
rules
apply
to
city
and
county
employees
who
are
not
first
responders.
So
whoever
wants
to
take
that
on
first.
E
Well,
I
I
will
just
say
that
we
have
begun
our
planning
for
monroe
county
employees,
and
one
of
the
great
things
is
that
we
do
have
our
own
health
clinic
for
our
employees,
and
so
we're
going
to
our
plan
right
now
is
that
we're
going
to
set
up
a
pod
there
to
ensure
that
our
employees
get
vaccinated?
E
E
Benefits
or
assistance
given
to
employees
right
now
who
contract
kobit
because
they
are
they're
given
a
bit
more
leeway
in
terms
of
of
time
off,
for
example,
and
once
we're
past
that
point
where
we've
we've
hopefully
vaccinated
in
this
country,
a
large
percentage
of
the
population,
those
those
benefits
will
disappear,
and
so
we
do
want
to
encourage
everyone
to
consider
getting
the
vaccine
as
soon
as
they
are
able
to
do
so.
Obviously,
it's
a
hurry
up
in
weight
situation.
B
E
Not
our
turn
yet
so
we're
waiting,
but
that's
a
good
thing
and
that's
a
good
place
to
be
so
we're
going
to
be
very
encouraging
in
the
short
term
and
we'll
have
to
determine
our
plans
related
to
vaccinating
county
employees.
E
B
I
would
just
add
yes
actually
directly.
Your
question
I
do
think
employers
generally
could
can
require
vaccinations.
I
think
most
of
us
are
not.
We
have
discussed
that
it
can
be
a
little
complicated.
B
Like
commissioner
thomas
said,
we're
very
focused
on
encouraging
it.
We've
had
some
city
employees,
some
firefighters
who
do
who
deal
in
the
medical
world
particularly
have
have
gotten
vaccinated
already
and
will
begin
also.
You
know
there.
We
know
who
will
be
vaccinated
and
who
isn't
vaccinated.
That's
a
record
that
we
will
have
available
to
us
and
it
could
be
as
employees
if
down
the
road.
B
They
do
not
get
vaccinated
their
protocols
their
you
know
there
can
be
differences,
so
there'll
certainly
be
incentives,
we'll
be
encouraging
all
to
get
the
free
vaccinations,
and
we
will
know
who
has
and
who
has
now
just
make
two
quick
points.
One
vaccinations
help
protect
your
fellow
employees,
not
only
your
family
and
you,
but
also
your
fellow
employees.
So
it
is
really
important
and
two
of
course
getting
to
herd
immunity
getting
to
to
beat
this
pandemic
depends
upon
large
percentages
of
all
of
us
getting
vaccinated
eventually.
B
So
these
are
really
important
decisions
we'll
be
working
on
it
together.
I'm
sure
the
the
last
question
about
different
rules
for
city
and
county
employees,
I
think,
would
be
accurate
to
say
most
of
this
is
it's
really
driven
by
state
and
county
health
protocols
and
and
prioritization,
and
it
really
focuses
on
function.
B
I
think
more
than
who,
who
are
you
employed
by
you
know
a
worker
at
a
water
work
facility,
whether
whoever
employs
them
is
essential
or
a
first-line
responder
or
a
sanitation
worker
or
a
bus
driver
transit
driver
those
kinds
of
things.
It's
really
driven
by
function.
More
than
exactly
who
your
employer
is.
D
Now,
just
echo
what
the
mayor
said:
we
are
vaccinating
first
responders
currently
who
our
health
also
provide
healthcare,
frontline
healthcare.
So
yes,
we've
begun.
That
process.
A
Okay
again
for
brian
here,
do
we
have
a
second
dose
on
hand
for
the
3
000
health
care
workers
that
have
been
vaccinated,
or
do
we
have
to
wait
for
the
second
dose
to
arrive.
D
So
you
know
I
I
said
this
earlier
to
a
group.
I
was
talking
to
those
of
you
who
had
management
science
high
math
in
college.
This
is
one
of
those
you
know
flow
equations
if
the
train
leaves
the
station
and
gets
there
at
a
certain
time.
So
there's
a
lot
of
engineering
and
numbers
around
this,
but
we
continue
to
get
supplies
of
vaccine
and
that
is
built
being
built
into
the
equation
so
that
when
so
on
the
14th
of
january,
we
will
begin
vaccinating
second
rounds.
D
D
So
that's
all
in
the
plan,
the
good
news
and
how
this
works
with
the
zotek
software,
that
the
state
department
of
health
has
they're
able
to
see
every
big
vaccination
site's
schedule
and
they
continuously
look
at
the
number
of
people
each
day
that
got
their
vaccine.
D
What
vaccine
they
got
pfizer
or
moderna
and
when
they
will
get
it
21
days
or
28
days
later,
because
we
schedule
your
visit.
Your
second
visit
before
you
leave
from
the
first
one,
and
so
we
know
with
that
predictive
analytics
that
management
science.
We
know
what
needs
to
be
in
inventory
to
be
able
to
provide
that.
D
So
the
state
is
being
very
good
about
how
they're
rolling
this
out
and
their
planning
and
connections
with
the
software
is
making
sure
that
vaccine
doses
arrive
on
site
to
make
sure
that
they
fulfill
the
obligations
of
those
to
get
their
second
dose.
D
A
Okay,
again
from
dave
askins
for
julie,
thomas
asking:
what
is
the
status
of
the
women's
shelter
opening.
E
Yeah
I
saw
that
question
that
I
contacted
a
few
folks
to
verify.
It
was
more
than
a
week
ago
that
the
shelter
opened,
but
we
don't
have
a
number
of
attendees
residents
right
now.
B
It
has,
I
think,
about
40
beds
that
that
the
county
and
city
are
supporting
with
wheeler
mission
staff.
So
that's
a
good
thing
in
these
cold
weather
days.
A
Again
from
dave,
this
is
for
anybody
here
among
the
pre-filed
bills,
for
the
2021
general
assembly
are
three
that
have
are
related
to
covet
19
senate
bill.
47
would
allow
pharmacist
or
pharmacy
technician
to
administer
the
covid
vaccine
senate
bill.
A
48
would
limit
the
duration
of
covid
19
health
orders
issued
by
a
county
health,
official
or
officer
to
14
days
unless
they're
signed
by
the
county,
executive
and
house
concurrent
resolution
2
would
terminate
the
governor's
health
emergency
order
related
to
covet
19,
and
his
question
is:
are
any
of
these
proposals
important
enough
for
local
officials
to
lobby
the
legislature
for
or
against?
And
if
so,
what
will
these
specific
mechanics
be?
Of
that
lobbying
effort.
E
Well,
I
I
can
start
if
that's
all
right,
I
I
would
say
that
that
it's
a
lot
of
phone
calls
and
committee
meetings
in
our
future,
but
it's
worrying
to
see
the
direction
of
some
of
that
legislation,
because
we're
in
a
public
health
emergency
and
now
is
not
the
time
to
determine
that
we
don't
have
the
right
to
have
a
public
health
order,
etc.
E
I
will
say
here
in
monroe
county
just
to
put
people's
minds
at
ease
if
there
are
any
concerns
about
that
second
bill.
That
was
mentioned
that
indeed
we
have
been
in
the
loop
with
our
health
department
throughout
this
entire
pandemic
and
we've
been
aware
of
and
have
have
contributed
ideas
and
talked
about
these
health
orders
before
they've
been
issued
and
we
did
have
our
own
emergency
order
early
on.
E
I
won't
go
into
all
of
them
unless
somehow
all
of
these
other
issues
are
going
to
be
handled
or
given
to
the
counties
to
handle
individually.
I
think
there
could
be
a
lot
of
unintended
consequences
with
these
bills,
and
so
I
applaud
having
more
technical
assistance
to
administer
the
vaccine.
I
think
that
sounds
good,
although
I'm
not
in
the
medical
field-
and
I
don't
know
I
would-
I
would
defer
to
my
colleagues
in
public
health
and
at
the
hospital
for
that
one.
E
But
I
am
just
concerned
that
at
a
time
when
we're
in
the
middle
of
a
public
health
emergency,
that's
only
appears
to
be
getting
worse
in
indiana,
rather
than
better.
Why
anybody
would
think
it's
a
good
idea
to
limit
the
ability
to
protect
people's
lives?
I
don't
get
it,
but
I
can
see
a
future
with
a
lot
of
calls
and
a
lot
of
committee
meetings.
C
Yeah,
what
I
would
add
to
that
is
local
health
department,
we're
really
restricted
from
lobbying,
but
I
can
advocate
and
educate.
So
what
I
would
say
in
in
those
terms,
pharmacists
already
do
a
lot
of
vaccinations
and
dr
box
and
the
state
have
a
long
list
of
people
they
have
given
permissions
to
vaccinate
for
covid19.
C
So
I'm
not
sure
that
that's
even
necessary,
but
that
I
would
you
know
they
already
do
a
lot
of
vaccines.
So
I'm
not
sure
that
that
would
be
an
issue.
I
think
commissioner
thomas
talked
about
a
lot
of
things
that
could
be
problematic
for
some
counties.
C
C
Just
from
a
staffing
and
time
perspective,
then,
if
you
have
a
county
who
the
health
department,
the
health
officer
and
the
elected
officials
are
not
seeing
eye
to
eye
that
could
create
challenges
as
well.
So
those
would
be
the
the
concerns
that
I
would
have
and
and
that
I
would
share
from
an
educational
standpoint
on
those.
B
G
B
A
couple
points,
I'm,
you
know
I'll,
be
a
little
more
frustrated.
Maybe
this
looks
to
me
like
a
group
of
people
that
are
looking
to
say
no,
when
we
need
to
be
saying
yes,
I
am
not
aware
of
major
problems
where,
where
our
our
governments
move
too
fast,
in
fact
it's
just
the
opposite
that
we
didn't
move
fast
enough
at
the
state
level
and
I
think
in
many
counties
to
move
aggressively
to
respond
to
this
health
emergency.
B
Of
course,
we
work
very
closely.
I
know
at
the
county
level
in
the
city
level,
between
executives
and
legislative
and
other
entities,
which
is
a
good
thing,
but
my
goodness,
this
legislature
does
not
need
to
try
to
slow
things
down
or
make
it
more
difficult,
and
the
idea
of
a
legislature
trying
to
do
the
detailed
work
that
it
took
to
put
in
place.
The
kind
of
orders
is
just
a
crazy
idea:
here's
something
they
could
do,
here's
something
they
could
do.
They
could
fund
our
public
health
system
appropriately.
B
That
would
be
a
good
thing
for
the
legislature
to
do,
and
I
don't
know
if
others
want
to
jump
in
about
it
and
it's
fine
if
you
don't,
but
you
know,
that's
legislatures,
don't
need
to
micromanage
the
response
to
the
health,
but
they
absolutely
should
and
could
step
up
to
say
what
did
we
learn
and
let's
fund
our
public
health
system
decently,
instead
of
being
at
the
bottom
per
capita
in
the
country?
D
Thank
you
this
I
do
want
to
weigh
in
as
well.
I
think
that
we
have
proven
here
in
monroe,
county
and
other
counties
have
too
proven
that
the
local
authority
and
the
local
decision
making
is
best
and
I'll
leave
that
at
that.
D
D
Not
only
are
we
low
per
capita,
but
we
have
some
of
the
worst
health
outcomes
in
the
nation
as
a
state,
and
the
only
way
we're
going
to
make
that
change
is
to
be
able
to
not
do
things
that
hurt
that
and
have
unintended
consequences,
but
do
things
that
improve
that
and
support
the
efforts,
and
so
I
I
won't
get.
I
don't
know
the
details
of
the
bills
but
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
A
One
last
thing
from
dave:
askins,
a
clarification
question
for
brian
just
to
clarify
the
firefighters
who
were
vaccinated
got
vaccinated
because
they're
medical
responders
he's
asking.
If
that
is
correct
and
do
police
officers
and
sheriff's
deputies
also
qualify
based
on
the
fact
that
they
render
medical
treatment
if
they're
the
first
on
the
scene.
D
D
So,
yes,
it
was
emt's
paramedics,
fire
departments,
but
we
are
also
vaccinating
all
those
who
are
considered
first
responders
and
we've
already
started
vaccinating
some
of
those
as
well.
So
they
should
have
gotten
an
invitation
if
they
have
not,
they
can
reach
out
and
we'll
we'll
make
sure
that
they
get
the
invitation,
but
they
should
have
gotten
an
invitation
from
their
governing
agency.