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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 43
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Joint Resolution 43 by |
| 3 | | replacing everything after the heading with the following:
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| 4 | | "WHEREAS, The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common |
| 5 | | sexually transmitted virus in the United
States; nearly 14 |
| 6 | | million people become infected each year; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, HPV causes approximately 33,700 cases of |
| 8 | | HPV-associated cancers each year, including
cervical, anal, |
| 9 | | and oropharyngeal cancers; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, 9-valent HPV vaccine protects against nine types |
| 11 | | of HPV infection; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The HPV vaccine was tested before being licensed |
| 13 | | by the Food and Drug
Administration and continues to be |
| 14 | | monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and |
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| 1 | | the Food and Drug Administration; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The most common side effects are mild and include |
| 3 | | pain, redness, or swelling in the arm where the shot is given; |
| 4 | | dizziness, fainting, nausea, and headaches can also occur; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the |
| 6 | | Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) recommend |
| 7 | | two doses of HPV vaccine for males and females ages 11-12; the
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| 8 | | vaccine is approved for men and women through age 45; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, only 50 percent of males and females |
| 10 | | ages 13-17 years were up to date on HPV vaccination in
2017; |
| 11 | | therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
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| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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| 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN,
that we encourage adolescents in Illinois to
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| 15 | | receive the HPV vaccine to protect themselves against HPV
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| 16 | | infection and HPV-related cancers."
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