Articles tagged as: COVID-19 vaccine
December 19, 2021
Deceptive videos used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots
Jake West collapsed during high school football practice in Indiana and died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2013. A video widely shared online falsely suggests COVID-19 vaccination is to blame, weaving headlines about him into a rapid-fire compilation of news coverage about athletes collapsing.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2021
Notre Dame requiring booster shots for all faculty and staff
Last week, the University of Notre Dame announced it would require all students to get a COVID-19 booster shot. The university is now requiring all faculty and staff to get their boosters as well.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2021
Holcomb wants health emergency provisions split from vaccine mandate ban
Indiana House Republicans have tied a controversial push to effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to language that would help end the state’s public health emergency.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2021
Hoosiers rail against proposed employer vaccine mandate bill from multiple fronts
Dozens of Hoosiers testified against a bill Thursday that would weaken employer vaccination requirements.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Lawmakers to hear testimony Thursday on COVID-19 vaccine mandate legislation
Indiana House lawmakers will take testimony Thursday – for the second time in about three weeks – on a bill that would effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2021
Faith, medicine and COVID-19: Why do religious vaccine exemptions exist?
Exemptions are federally protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But what is the history of these exemptions and what are the consequences?
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021
U.S. Senator Braun largely opposes bans on private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Braun is currently leading a bipartisan fight in Congress to halt President Joe Biden’s rule that would force companies with at least 100 employees to either get their workers vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2021
Holcomb 'frustrated' with absurd vaccine-refusal reasons
With Indiana’s COVID-19 hospitalizations doubling in the past month, Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb is expressing frustration with what he calls “absurd” reasons some people have for refusing vaccinations.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2021
What laws say about religious exemptions and how Indiana lawmakers could change them
A complicated mix of federal rules and newly proposed state laws leave many companies wondering how to keep workers safe while honoring religious rights.
Read MoreNovember 30, 2021
House GOP's top 2022 priority is stopping COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Indiana House Republicans have revealed their top priority for the 2022 legislative session. The House GOP caucus's 56 members signed on to a reintroduced bill that would effectively ban private companies from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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