Articles tagged as: vaccine mandates
August 19, 2024
The Checkup: Busting popular misconceptions around childhood vaccinations
Do vaccines cause autism? Can your child get multiple vaccines at the same time? And why do you need to vaccinate your child against disease that are no longer around?
Read MoreDecember 20, 2022
Court upholds ban on contractor vaccine mandate in Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi
The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans applies only to contracts involving Indiana, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Read MoreMarch 7, 2022
Coronavirus: Holcomb ends public health emergency, Indiana eclipses 22,000 dead
Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assembly’s less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the state’s public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
Read MoreMarch 3, 2022
House gives final approval to less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine employer mandate bill
The debate in the General Assembly over how and whether to restrict businesses from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates is over.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2022
Senate committee dramatically scales back COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill
Senate lawmakers Wednesday significantly scaled back legislation that would've largely prevented private employers from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2022
Indiana vaccine exemption bill advances, faces GOP hurdles
The Republican-dominated Indiana House voted 57-35 largely along party lines in favor of the bill, sending it to the Senate for consideration.
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?
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