Officials say State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box, who oversaw Indiana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will retire at month’s end after more than five years in the post. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office said Friday that Box had notified the governor that she was will retire May 31. Holcomb has appointed Dr. Lindsay Weaver, chief medical officer of the Indiana Department of Health, as the state’s next health commissioner, starting June 1. Holcomb says he’s grateful Box agreed to stay on as health commissioner until now. The governor had appointed Box to the post in October 2017.
