I was not able to watch Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s news conference update on COVID December 29th live (it is available online at this link).  Watching it later, the message from the governor and his top health officials could be summed up this way – the COVID situation is bad in our state and will not get any better over the next several weeks.

Perhaps it took an outbreak on our local NFL team, the Colts, to wake everyone up to the fact that COVID is making a comeback with a much more communicable variant that is quickly filling up our local hospitals and Intensive Care Units (ICUs).  This isn’t just a crisis for those with COVID, it is scary for anyone with a health emergency needing access to a hospital and ICU bed quickly.

The Fishers Health Department is stepping up to the plate.  The vaccination site on 116th Street, just east of Brooks School Road in a former Marsh Grocery location, has expanded hours, open December 30 until 7pm and has just announced additional hours on December 31, New Year’s Eve – 9am-1pm.

The Fishers Health Department says its hotline (317-595-3211) is receiving an influx of calls about walk-in testing availability – the Health Department  does not offer walk-in testing. Appointments are required for all COVID-19 testing and can be made at this link.  Anyone can walk-in at the Fishers Health Department vaccination site.  So, walk-in during any open hours for a vaccination, get an appointment for testing.