Iowa, Vaccines

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 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.
Iowa lawmakers weigh bill that could effectively ban COVID-19 vaccines
Iowa lawmakers are proposing a bill that could make it harder for Iowans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. I'm southwest Iowa neighborhood reporter Katrina Markel. In a two-to-one vote, a Senate subcommittee approved a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to administer a "gene-based" vaccine,
Iowa lawmaker seeks to ban legal protections for vaccine makers
Campbell says this change is similar to another bill working its way through the Iowa House. That bill bans vaccines from being sold unless manufacturers waive any legal immunity they may have. That House bill has yet to begin the committee process.
Iowa lawmakers considering bill concerning MRNA vaccines
A strong early spring system will continue to affect Iowa today. Strong northwest winds will persist for much of the day, with gusts to 50-65 mph at times, before diminishing late. With snow still falling across much of the area this morning,
New Iowa Bill Aims to Restrict Administrations of Gene-Based Vaccines
The mother of Texas A&M Aggies legend and NFL Draft bust Johnny Manziel has been arrested. Manziel, 32, played in the NFL for just two seasons after going No. 22 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. He played sparingly for the Cleveland Browns and, admittedly, did not give football the attention it ...
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.
Iowa Senate Republicans advance bill that would ban mRNA vaccine administering in the state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a tantrum in an interview with ABC News after This Week presenter George Stephanopoulos claimed the Trump administration had “taken steps to placate Putin.” Rubio was fuming as he dodged questions from Stephanopoulos and made an eyebrow-raising comparison between the war in Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East.
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
As bird flu continues to drive egg prices higher, lawmakers eye vaccination
With record high egg prices, should the U.S. vaccinate chickens against bird flu? Any such program would be expensive and ...
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First CDC vaccine meeting under Trump administration is postponed
The panel of vaccine experts were supposed to hold their first meeting under the Trump administration in late February. It's ...
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Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH are already hitting the state
Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce ...