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Iowa lawmakers advance bill to ban mRNA vaccines
It's a busy funnel week at the Statehouse as lawmakers try to advance as many bills as possible before Friday. Why it matters: The deadline to advance legislation helps narrow down the thousands of bills introduced each session.
Gene-Based Vaccines Could Be Banned in Iowa Under New Bill
If passed, anyone who provides or administers a gene-based vaccine to another person would face a penalty of $500 per violation.
Iowa bill asks vaccine manufacturers to waive indemnity against injury lawsuits
The Iowa Senate bill alters a proposal that would have penalized administering gene-based vaccines including the COVID-19 vaccine.
Iowa Senate Republicans advance bill that would ban mRNA vaccine administering in the state
A Senate committee this week will almost surely push forward the FDA and NIH nominees. Neither one has the public interest at heart. Massachusetts State Police said a 40-year-old woman retrieving her luggage at Boston Logan International Airport was stung by a scorpion on Sunday night.
Iowa GOP Senator plans to amend vaccine bill to hold manufacturers liable
Senators heard testimony from Iowans Monday, over a bill that would prohibit anyone in Iowa from administering gene-based vaccines.Right now, the only gene base
Bill banning mRNA vaccines in Iowa passes subcommittee
DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A bill banning gene-based vaccines, like some forms of the COVID-19 vaccine, received approval from a Senate subcommittee Monday. Senate File 360 would ...
Bill would ban mRNA vaccines in Iowa
A bill to make it a crime to administer mRNA vaccines in Iowa — like the Moderna and Pfizer COVID shots — has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate. However, the bill’s sponsor plans to adjust the legislation and instead give Iowans a route to sue mRNA vaccine manufacturers.
Iowa lawmakers advance bill that would ban COVID-19 vaccines
Iowa lawmakers advanced a bill Monday banning the administration of mRNA vaccines. The bill, Senate File 360, would outlaw any person in the state of Iowa from administering an mRNA and would impose penalties of up to $500 for anyone found guilty of doing so.
Prohibiting vaccines in Iowa unless manufacturer waives liability protections, says House bill
A House Republican and House Democrat got into a confrontation over a sign protesting President Trump before his speech to Congress had even begun. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), who was standing along the aisle in view of cameras as Trump walked into the chamber and greeted Republicans,
Bill would require manufacturers to waive immunity for vaccine distribution in Iowa
Medical advocates said the measure could reduce the distribution of vaccines in Iowa and lead to a rise in preventable illnesses.
DEI bans, Medicaid work requirements: Which bills are alive after Iowa's 1st 'funnel' week?
High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others ...
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Vaccine manufacturers would lose federal legal protections against lawsuits in Iowa under proposed bill
Federal legal protections added in the 1980s to shield vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits would be waived any time a ...
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States push fight against mRNA vaccines
The mRNA vaccines that helped to end the COVID pandemic — and stoked a considerable amount of vaccine skepticism and ...
MRNA vaccines now face attacks from some in the GOP
The Florida surgeon general in January called for a halt in the use of covid mRNA vaccines. And in Texas, Attorney General ...