Full Text of HJR0067 95th General Assembly
HJ0067 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Influenza vaccination is the primary method for | 3 |
| preventing influenza and its severe complications; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the Advisory Committee on | 5 |
| Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease | 6 |
| Control and Prevention (CDC), adults age 65 and older and | 7 |
| children age 6 to 59 months are the most at risk for | 8 |
| influenza-related complications; and
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| WHEREAS, While estimated rates of influenza-associated | 10 |
| hospitalizations have varied substantially by age group in | 11 |
| studies conducted during different influenza epidemics, the | 12 |
| hospitalization rates are highest among children age one and | 13 |
| younger and are comparable to rates reported among persons age | 14 |
| 65 and over; and
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| WHEREAS, According to the ACIP, the primary option for | 16 |
| reducing the effect of influenza is the influenza vaccine and | 17 |
| that vaccinating persons at high risk is the most effective | 18 |
| means of reducing the effect of influenza; and
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| WHEREAS, While vaccination coverage for at-risk adults can | 20 |
| be increased by administering vaccines to persons during | 21 |
| hospitalizations, routine health care visits, or at nursing |
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| homes, there is no reliable immunization treatment for children | 2 |
| other than parental vigilance and day care intervention; and
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| WHEREAS, The education of parents, day care | 4 |
| administrators, and physicians as to the importance of | 5 |
| immunizing children in the at-risk age group is an important | 6 |
| public policy endeavor for the State of Illinois; therefore, be | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 10 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Department of Public | 11 |
| Health to develop a program to educate parents, day care | 12 |
| administrators, and physicians about the health benefits of | 13 |
| influenza immunization for children age 6 months to 59 months; | 14 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That in effectuating this educational program, | 16 |
| the Department of Public Health work closely with the | 17 |
| Department of Children and Family Services in sharing its | 18 |
| website information, printed materials, or any other | 19 |
| informational material reflecting the immunization | 20 |
| recommendations made available by the ACIP and the CDC; and be | 21 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the |
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| Director of Public Health and the Director of Children and | 2 |
| Family Services.
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