AN ACT relating to vaccines.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 214 to prohibit a requirement for any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, modified ribonucleic acid (modRNA) vaccine, or messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine for the purposes of student enrollment, employment, or medical treatment in the Commonwealth; prohibit any COVID-19 vaccine, modified ribonucleic acid (modRNA) vaccine, or messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine to be administered in the Commonwealth to a minor child under the age of 18 years; sunset the provisions that relate to a minor child on July 1, 2035, unless extended by the General Assembly:

Introduced: February 14, 2025

Last action: February 19, 2025

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This bill would ban any requirement that Kentuckians receive a COVID-19, mRNA, or modRNA vaccine in order to attend school, keep a job, or receive medical care. It would also prohibit these types of vaccines from being administered to anyone under 18 in Kentucky, with that restriction set to expire on July 1, 2035 unless the legislature renews it. Who it may affect: students, parents of minors, employees, healthcare providers, and schools and employers that set vaccination policies.

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