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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4607
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Specifies that the Act also applies to an H1N1 influenza vaccine. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4607 |
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LRB096 13695 ASK 28457 b |
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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Mercury-Free Vaccine Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (410 ILCS 51/5)
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| Sec. 5. Banned mercury-containing vaccines. |
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| (a) Commencing January 1, 2006, a person shall not be |
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| vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine, including, but |
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| not limited to, an H1N1 influenza vaccine, that contains more |
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| than 1.25 micrograms of mercury per dose.
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| (b) Commencing January 1, 2008, no person shall be |
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| vaccinated with a vaccine, including, but not limited to, an |
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| H1N1 influenza vaccine, or injected with any product that |
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| contains, or prior to dilution, had contained as an additive, |
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| any mercury based product, whether at preservative or trace |
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| amount levels.
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| (c) The Department of Public Health shall implement a |
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| policy to distribute,
preferentially, influenza vaccines, |
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| including, but not limited to, an H1N1 influenza vaccine, that |
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| are thimerosal-free or contain only trace
amounts of thimerosal |
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| for the immunization of children under the age of 3
who are |
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| participating in the Vaccines for Children program, provided |