HANCOCK COUNTY — The Indiana State Department of Health early today (Tuesday, Feb. 23) lowered the age of eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to 60.
The move had been expected since last week. Any Indiana resident age 60 and older is now eligible to schedule a vaccination appointment, as are long-term care residents, first-responders (firefighters, police officers and sheriff’s deputies, emergency medical services, reservists and correctional officers) who are regularly called to the scene of an emergency to give medical aid, and licensed and unlicensed healthcare workers who have in-person contact with patients or infectious material in any health-care setting, according to the state’s vaccination website, www.ourshot.in.gov
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