For more than a week, we’ve to figure out who’s enforcing Iowa’s bans against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mask mandates. But so far, multiple key government officials don’t have answers.
What they’re saying: Iowa’s public health spokesperson Matt Highland on Aug. 19 referred Axios’ questions to the governor’s office.
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Lawyers for Gov. Kim Reynolds are checking into it, the governor’s spokesperson Pat Garrett told us last week after multiple follow-ups. (There’s no promise for a quick answer. They’re inundated, he said.)
Why it matters: A surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant has prompted some businesses and local governments to adopt pandemic protections that are either in direct violation of, or run counter to, the spirit of the laws.
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Context: Iowa is among 20 states that have banned vaccine passports, according to the National Academy for State Health Policy. The consequence in Iowa and in many…
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