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Rep. Carter Nordman Photo courtesy of ballotpedia.org

As more people are getting COVID-19 vaccinations across the state, one Iowa lawmaker opposes the idea for a vaccine passport.

House Representative for District 19 Carter Nordman says he is against the idea of using a vaccine passport that would show the person has been vaccinated and could be used at entry points or venues.

“I am very much against a vaccine passport. I think mandating a vaccine is first and foremost an overreach of government, but Iowa has stayed open throughout this entire pandemic. We have been very targeted at our approach.”

Nordman tells Raccoon Valley Radio that the legislature may look at what needs to be done from their standpoint but Nordman says he feels lawmakers will not make it necessary for people to have such a passport. 

“If you want to come to Iowa, come to Iowa, come work in Iowa. We are not going to keep you out because you don’t have a vaccine.”

However, Nordman encourages people to get their vaccine when it becomes available to them and as of earlier this month all adults over the age of 16 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa.