Holcomb urged to overrule IU policy
19 Republicans calling for block of vaccine mandate
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Nineteen Republican state representatives sent a letter Tuesday to Gov. Eric Holcomb asking him to block Indiana University's policy requiring students, faculty and staff to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
“Nobody is disputing that COVID-19 is real, or dismissing the contributions of healthcare professionals over the past year; however, enforcing a mandate that students and faculty accept a vaccine that does not have full FDA approval is unconscionable,” said the letter spearheaded by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour.
Lucas said he is also speaking with Attorney General Todd Rokita on the matter. Rokita's office did not respond to several emails seeking an opinion on the legality of the mandate.