U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The case is not the first time a coronavirus-related issue has been before the court, but it is the first time it has been asked to weigh in on a vaccine mandate.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Indiana University can proceed with its plan to require students and employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Responsibilty for renaming rests with the IU Naming Committee and the IU Board of Trustees and with Bloomington Plan Commission, which will hear the proposed names and take public comment at a hearing, to be scheduled later.

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A ruling from a judge in South Bend has rejected a request from eight IU students who sought to block the COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

IU High School is an online school and shared its curriculum and courses with schools when students everywhere were forced to learn remotely. Now, the school is using grant funding from the state to develop more than 60 virtual, free K-12 courses for any Hoosier teacher to use.

The lawsuit, filed Monday, alleges that IU's vaccine requirement goes against the FDA's emergency use authorization of the vaccines and violates CDC guidelines and "modern medical ethics."

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IU's incentive program will have at least two student winners and one employee winner selected for three weeks beginning June 10 at each of its campuses across the state.