Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Signs Law Allowing Workers to Seek Medical and Religious Exemptions from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed the “vaccine mandate exemption bill” into law on Friday that allows constituents to seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The law also guarantees unemployment benefits for those who are fired for refusing to get the vaccine.
Reynolds also stated that she is joining a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s unconstitutional vaccine mandate for federal contractors.
Iowa joins Alaska, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming to push back against the vaccine mandate to all employees.
“As I’ve stated publicly numerous times, I believe the vaccine is the best defense against COVID-19 and we’ve provided Iowans with the information they need to determine what’s best for themselves and their families,
