Batesville, IN — Margaret Mary Health says they have received several questions over the last few days on when the community members can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Though many throughout the state have begun getting vaccinated, currently only those individuals who work or volunteer in healthcare are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. All eligible individuals should have received an invitation from their employer. The timeline for additional phases of vaccine administration in Indiana are yet to be determined. You can check the Indiana State Department of Health website for updates and additional information on the COVID-19 vaccine.
If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are among the first group of healthcare workers who will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Do you work or volunteer in healthcare and have (physical or close) contact or face to face interactions with patients? Examples include:
• Inpatient, outpatient, provider office setting, nursing homes, residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, in-home services
• This includes all clinical and non-clinical positions: clinicians, dietary, environmental services, administrators who have direct contact with patients, clergy who see patients in the healthcare setting, non-clinicians who assist in procedures, transportation staff, etc.
• This also includes local health department staff who interact with patients at test sites, health clinics or provide direct patient care
• Do you have exposure to COVID-19 infectious material? (Examples include cleaning of rooms or material from COVID-19 patients, performing COVID-19 testing, other exposure to infected tissue, performing autopsies or other post-mortem examinations of COVID-19 patients)
