Bill Text: IL HR0184 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Encourages the continued use of vaccines for children, adolescents, and adults to ensure the safety and health of the citizens of this State.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0184 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0184-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | ||||||
| 3 | report that vaccinations are one of the best ways to put an end | ||||||
| 4 | to the serious effects of certain diseases; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, From January 1, 2015 to January 30, 2015, 102 | ||||||
| 6 | people from 14 states were reported to have measles; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, On January 23, 2015, the Centers for Disease | ||||||
| 8 | Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory to notify | ||||||
| 9 | public health departments and healthcare facilities about this | ||||||
| 10 | multi-state outbreak and to provide guidance for healthcare | ||||||
| 11 | providers nationwide; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The United States experienced a record number of | ||||||
| 13 | measles cases during 2014, with 644 cases from 27 states | ||||||
| 14 | reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's | ||||||
| 15 | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; | ||||||
| 16 | this is the greatest number of cases since measles elimination | ||||||
| 17 | was documented in the United States in 2000; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's | ||||||
| 19 | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices reports that | ||||||
| 20 | adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age routinely receive | ||||||
| 21 | meningococcal conjugate, tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular | ||||||
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| 1 | pertussis vaccines; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Immunizing children and adolescents helps protect | ||||||
| 3 | the health of our communities throughout the State of Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | by slowing down or stopping disease outbreaks; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | encourage the continued use of vaccines for children, | ||||||
| 8 | adolescents, and adults to ensure the safety and health of the | ||||||
| 9 | citizens of this State.
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