Coronavirus - National

• 'Tripledemic' causing local health systems to reconsider guidelines
• Highest ever combined rates of death due to alcohol, drugs and suicide in the first year of pandemic
• Potential benefits of an additional COVID-19 booster dose
• Chicago to follow state in lifting mask order by month's end
• Disney World: No more masks indoors for vaccinated visitors
• COVID cases and hospitalizations steadily going down
• Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling
• Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new peak amid omicron
• Starbucks mandates vaccinations or Covid tests for workers
• COVID-19 closures and rules take effect Monday in Illinois
• FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surges
• Michigan State University to begin spring semester virtually
• Unruly airline passengers could lose TSA PreCheck credentials. 'If you act out of line, you will wait in line'
• Universal Orlando reinstates mask rule as COVID cases rise
• US adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19
• Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
• Amazon, Walmart and pharmacies are limiting the number of at-home Covid tests you can buy
• Chicago to require proof of vaccination at restaurants, bars
• FDA authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccine boosters for all adults
• FDA panel endorses booster shot for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
• Johnson and Johnson seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
• More than 600,000 flags placed on National Mall to honor lives lost to COVID-19
• Johnson & Johnson: Booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
• Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
• Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved
• U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
• Chicago to require indoor masks for all as COVID cases surge
• Local experts weigh in on COVID-19 booster shots
• August child tax credit payments reach roughly 61 million kids
• FBI warns against buying and selling fake COVID -19 vaccine cards
• Michiana reacts to President Biden's $100 vaccine incentive
• Nursing facilities re-evaluate visitation policies with new CDC guidelines
• CDC updates mask recommendation for fully vaccinated people
• Target drops mask requirement for fully vaccinated guests
• Walmart, Costco say vaccinated customers don't have to wear masks in stores
• Indianapolis officials back mask mandate, capacity limits
• CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
• Detroit teachers to get $500 bonus if they're vaccinated
• Indiana bill approved to ban government vaccine passports
• The future of the J&J vaccine rollout
• Child tax credit payments set to begin in July
• What to know before getting your COVID-19 vaccine
• Concerns raised about AstraZeneca's vaccine data
• Tracking stimulus payment disbursements
• Breaking down the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
• More stimulus money on the way
• Biden now says US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of May
• Vatican changing Ash Wednesday in response to pandemic
• Bill expanding long-term care visitation moves to Indiana House
• Professor Kyle Cattani discusses the challenges of distributing vaccines to sites
• Evolving pandemic: New Coronavirus strain
• Gov. Whitmer announces state is moving into next phase of vaccine rollout
• St. Joseph County Community reacts to $2,000 stimulus checks being stuck in the Senate
• House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
• Small Business Owners worry Economic Relief package won't be enough
• White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
• Medical Minute: The role vaccines will play in fight against COVID-19
• Indiana restaurant sues governor, state over mask mandate
• Vice President Mike Pence receives coronavirus vaccine
• First COVID-19 vaccine shipment to reach St. Joseph County Thursday
• Pence sets Indiana trip to discuss coronavirus vaccine
• FDA head expects vaccine emergency use soon
• First batch of vaccines being distributed in Indiana next week
• US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
• AP-NORC poll: Only half in US want shots as COVID-19 vaccine nears
• New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief
• Biden vows to reopen most schools after 1st 100 days on job
• Michigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 cases
• Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani tests positive for COVID-19
• Michigan hospitals: Partial shutdown should be extended
• Indiana in third place for worst hospitalization rate in U.S
• Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots
• A COVID vaccine could be coming to Michiana soon
• Judge won't upset ban on indoor dining during virus spike
• House speaker shuts door on Whitmer impeachment talk
• Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon