HOSPITAL. ((SADIE)) STATE HEALTH LEADERS' FOCUS IS ON COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION PLANS AND THE VIRUS' IMPACT ON HOOSIERS. LINDSEY JACKSON TUNED INTO GOVERNOR HOLCOMB'S WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON. SHE BRINGS US THOSE DETAILS. <<" LINDSEY JACKSON REPORTING: AS OF TUESDAY.. 40,000 HOOSIERS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AND THEY EXPECT TO RECEIVE MODERNA'S VACCINE AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY.. THEY'RE GOAL IS HAVE 91 THOSAND HOOSIERS VACCINATED BY JANUARY 4TH. HOWEVER HOLCOMB SAYS… THEY DO EXPECT TO SEE A SURGE DURING THE HOLIDAYS… "HOLCOMB: WE HAVE TO BE READY AND WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT. OF COURSE THE VACCINE OFFERS A RESEVOIR OF OPTIMISM..BUT IT'S OUR RESPONSIBLITY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR ONE ANOTHER." STATE LEADERS CONDUCTED A SURVEY AND FOUND ALMOST 57 PERCENT OF HOOSIERS WANT VACCINATIONS..BUT 34 PERCENT REMAIN UNSURE. HEALTH LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGING HOOSIERS TO TRUST THE SCIENTISTS AND DATA. "DR. WEAVER: I THINK YOU CAN LOOK TO THOSE LEADERS IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AND SEE THAT THEY BELIEVE IN THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY. PLUS ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE THEM IN THE TRIALS AND HAVE DONE REMARKABLY WELL." SHE ALSO SAYS THE STATE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.
"DR. WEAVER: WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON A CAMPAIGN FOR THE VACCINE. GETTING IN FRONT AS MANY GROUPS AS WE CAN TO TALK ABOUT IT. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS.. OF COURSE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA.. THAT WILL BE EXPANDING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS AND MONTHS." WITH LOCAL NEWS THAT MATTERS… I'M LINDSEY JACKSON WTWO. >> ((SADIE)) STATE HEALTH LEADERS SAY.. WITH THESE MEASURES IN PLACE… THEY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE STATE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IN GOOD SHAPE. ((SADIE)) AN OAKTOWN COUPLE IS.
