Will mRNA Vaccines Be Banned?

On Wednesday, Montana rejected a bill that would ban mRNA vaccines. Now, Idaho is considering similar legislation.

The Idaho Bill: The Idaho Senate Committee has discussed Senate Bill 1036, but hasn't voted on it. The bill seeks to pause DNA and RNA-based vaccines for ten years. It's named after a rancher who says he was paralyzed from the waist down after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. 

Other States: North Dakota also struck down a bill on Wednesday aimed at expanding exemptions for mandatory vaccines. Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo urged doctors to stop recommending mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations, suggesting the vaccines could introduce “contaminant DNA” that would increase cancer risk. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called his claims “misleading” and “quite implausible.” 

MAHA: “President Donald Trump’s new 'Make America Healthy Again' commission is reviewing certain vaccines and possible links to chronic illnesses,” NewsNation (Center bias) reported. Semafor (Lean Left) called the Montana bill “the latest indication of soaring vaccine hesitancy on the political right in the US following the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a vaccine skeptic — to lead the nation’s health and medical science agencies.” 

How The Media Covered It: The bills in Montana and Idaho were primarily covered by outlets in the center, while on the right the Daily Mail (Right) and ZeroHedge (Lean Right) highlighted the potential for a national ban on COVID-19 vaccines following Dr. Jay Bhattacharya's nomination to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH).