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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,

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 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.

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Senate File 360 would prohibit health care providers from administering gene-based vaccines, with penalties of a misdemeanor charge and a fine of $500 for each violation.