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This is part of Essential Voices, a series of interviews with people confronting COVID-19.David Vega is a fourth year-medical student at the Indiana…

Behind a nondescript strip mall in Carmel, Indiana, a short line of cars gathers mid-afternoon next to a large tent. Medical professionals stand out…

This post was updated at 1:05 pm on 4/13/20 to include new infections reported by the state. On Monday, April 6, an inmate at Indiana’s Plainfield…

The elderly are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. The country’s first big outbreak was at a nursing home in Washington state, and more recently nursing…

These days, a familiar place – the grocery store – looks very different. They remain open as essential businesses, even as other stores close. But they’re…

Thousands of Americans have died from COVID-19, and many more still will. The elderly are especially vulnerable, as are people with underlying health…

Hotel Tango Distillery recently turned production and tasting room space into an assembly line of sorts. Workers switched to making thousands of bottles…

The St. Joseph County, Indiana Health Department is preparing for a possible surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Local officials are trying to repurpose…

Healthcare workers are under immense pressure amid the coronavirus pandemic. They face shortages of protective equipment such as gloves and masks. They’re…

Elizabeth Heidari teaches an exercise class through Zoom, a videoconferencing platform. SCREENSHOT TAKEN BY JAKE HARPER / SIDE EFFECTS PUBLIC MEDIA Edit |…