Meeting Public Comments
Subcommittee meeting and times are as follows:
A bill for an act relating to the practice of pharmacy, including the prescription and administration of vaccines and collaborative pharmacy practice.(See HF 794.)
Subcommittee members: Meyer, A.-CH, Bradley, Forbes
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Time: 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Law Library
Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.
Comments Submitted:
01-25-2021
Aubrey Schlue []
Oppose. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Melissa Metheny []
Oppose. Pharmacists are not qualified to administer vaccines, nor monitor after said vaccines.
01-25-2021
Christy Gotto []
Oppose. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Naomi Maynes []
I oppose HSB91.Pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Sheila Wemark []
OPPOSE. This is not their specialty by any means. Vaccines carry risk. They have been classified by our Supreme Court as unavoidably unsafe. These MUST be continued to be administered in clinic and hospital settings where reactions can immediately be addressed. It would be a danger to allow for this to be done in a pharmacies provided the inherent risks.
01-25-2021
Alisha Bartlett []
Oppose. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Katherine Lundberg []
OPPOSE. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? We do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences!!
01-25-2021
Kayla Meirick []
Oppose. I oppose HSB 91. Allowing anyone to administer vaccines without proper training is a public health hazard. Furthermore, forcing vaccination on anyone is unethical, inhumane due to the plethora of known reactions, and goes against our constitutional rights. Our healthcare should be our choice and personal responsibility. Please oppose this bill.
01-25-2021
emily lewis []
oppose HSB91 pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Nick Golderman []
Oppose These "vaccines"do not even meet the legal definition of a vaccine since they do not provide immunity and should not be administered as such.
01-25-2021
Kimberly Pestle []
Please oppose HSB91 Dentist and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences. I am a Registered Nurse and we are trained to follow the 7 rights to medication administration which are: 7 rights of medication administration: right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, rightreason and right documentation We are also trained to assess and monitor changes. There already has been a 15 year old child accidentally vaccinated with covid 19 vaccine and this bill could open up the possibility of more vaccine injuries.Kimberly Pestle RN
01-25-2021
Jaime Griffis []
OPPOSE. Pharmacist do not have a full background knowledge of every patients medical history, therefore they should not be advising on or administering vaccines. In the case of an adverse reaction, pharmacies are not designed, nor equipped, to handle those reactions. We do not need to add additional practitioners to the list of those that can administer vaccines.
01-25-2021
Brei Johnson []
Oppose. Theres a lot more that goes into receiving her vaccines and purely the administration of it. Pharmacist and pharmacy locations are not equipped to provide all of the necessary follow up care and health considerations for individuals wishing to receive vaccinations. Pharmacist need to stay in their lane and allow patients to work out their health decisions with their primary care physician.
01-25-2021
Katie Adrian []
Opposed. Pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for.
01-25-2021
Becky Bisho []
Oppose. Pharmacists do not have the patients history and should not be administering vaccines especially since they cannot monitor them afterwards. Thank you.
01-25-2021
Brady Byrd []
Oppose HSB921. Period. These people are not equipped to deal with the fallout of vaccines!
01-25-2021
Heather Hatch []
OPPOSE: Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-25-2021
Irina Primakov []
I oppose this bill. Pharmacists are not qualified for the administration of vaccines. Please reconsider this bill!
01-25-2021
Leslie Beck []
OPPOSE: I oppose HSB 91. Expanding vaccine administration would require pharmacies to have access to medical records to make an informed decision regarding administration and to avoid duplicate vaccines. Pharmacies are not equipped to deal with adverse reactions.
01-26-2021
James Pestle []
Oppose. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-26-2021
Kim Smith []
I oppose HSB 91 and I urge you to kill this bill to prevent it from getting past subcommittee.pharmacists have no business prescribing or administering vaccines of any kind. They do not have the complete health history of a patient, let alone the training or time on how to observe reactions. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-26-2021
Lacey Heinz []
Oppose. Pharmacist are not trained to know signs of adverse reactions to vaccines. There are already enough adverse reactions to vaccines without adding
01-26-2021
Mieka Stecker []
I oppose this bill. It is frightening to think that we would broaden our scope of who can administer vaccines when they are harmful to so many people, and would make it difficult to follow up and monitor the safety and wellness of said person being given a shot by a pharmacist.
01-26-2021
Connie Huff []
Oppose. Pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list.
01-26-2021
Jon Ahrendsen [Iowa Specialty Hospital- Clarion]
Representative Forbes should recuse himself from voting on this measure. As a pharmacist, he should be allowed to provide insight and perspective on this discussion, but as he would personally economically benefit from passage of this bill, Legislative guidelines indicate he should not vote on the bill. From the House Code of Ethics, Section 4(d) The member shall not vote on any question in which the member has an economic interest that is distinguishable from the interests of the general public or a substantial class of persons.
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01-26-2021
Bethany Steichen []
I oppose this bill. As a mother of a vaccine injured child this concerns me. Vaccine decisions should be made between a doctor and patient. Not a random pharmacist who does not know their medical history. I am also concerned about reactions being reported to VAERS too. We already have issues with normal medical doctors not reporting these, (less than 1% reported, https://digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017045lazarusfinalreport2011.pdf) how do we know that allowing a pharmacist to administer vaccines won't make this worse? What patient is going to go back to a pharmacy to make sure a reaction is reported? Most people aren't even aware that VAERS exists to begin with.
01-26-2021
Mayara C. []
OPPOSE HSB 91 There are more factors to consider relating to vaccines than how to properly administer them. Pharmacists don't generally have an established relationship of care, and are not responsible for follow up. This leaves reporting on potential adverse effects undone.
01-26-2021
Sue West []
I oppose HSB 91. Dentists and pharmacists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-26-2021
Tracy Carman []
I oppose HSB 71. Dentists are not qualified to monitor the health of an individual after a vaccine is administered or to know the health history of the person they are administering vaccinations to. Will they know the difference between an allergic reaction, cardiac arrest, seizure, etc? Too many people are already injured by vaccines without proper reporting, we do NOT need to add more practitioners to the list who are not prepared for the negative consequences.
01-26-2021
Oliver Bardwell []
With all the potential adverse reactions to the new MRNA vaccines, its now more important than ever for someone chooses to be vaccinated to be in the care of a doctor, not a dentist or pharmacist.
01-26-2021
Miranda B []
Oppose this bill. I know pharmacies already give vaccines, doesn't mean it's a good idea. But to add the younger kids into the mix can have frightening consequences. Small children cannot necessarily tell people when something doesn't feel right or if they are having a reaction. Adults often dismiss a young child's feelings about something as just being "scared" or "overreacting". If a reaction does occur, is a pharmacist going to even recognize it, know how to respond, how to report it to VAERS (which is already grossly under reported), and how to treat? I say no, they won't. Pharmacies have the scope of facilitating medications to people, it's an important job, and is very busy and overburdened already. I have concern that they won't have the time to dedicate to a parent who might have questions or concerns about what their child is being given and provide full informed consent, know the health history, and be able to react in a situation. Please oppose this bill.
01-26-2021
Mindy Paulson []
OPPOSE.
01-26-2021