INDIANAPOLIS—“How do I loathe thee? It comes from a poem, I think. Let me count the ways,” Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, said on Friday during the third reading of House
Indiana surpasses 22,000 dead, as the rate of new deaths slows. Gov. Eric Holcomb signs the General Assemblys less restrictive COVID-19 vaccine mandate bill. And he ended the states public health emergency, which had been in place since March 2020.
The Senate passed the controversial COVID-19 vaccine employer mandate bill Tuesday, though its significantly less restrictive than the original House version. The biggest change the Senate made to HB 1001 involves religious exemptions to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Senate committee dramatically scales back the Houses vaccine mandate bill. The Indiana Department of Health releases new school COVID-19 guidance. And COVID-19 data continues to improve.
The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down.