Full Text of HR0797 99th General Assembly
HR0797 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Meningococcal disease is any infection caused by | 3 | | the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis, or meningococcus; | 4 | | although 1 in 10 people are carriers for this bacteria with no | 5 | | signs or symptoms of disease, sometimes Neisseria meningitidis | 6 | | bacteria can cause illness; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Meningococcal disease is spread from person to | 8 | | person via the exchange of the bacteria through respiratory and | 9 | | throat secretion during close or lengthy contact; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, There are approximately 1,000 to 1,200 cases of | 11 | | meningococcal disease that occur in the United States each | 12 | | year; 10-15% of infected individuals will die, while 11-19% of | 13 | | those who live will suffer from serious morbidity, including | 14 | | loss of limbs and impacts to the nervous system; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Infants under one year of age and young adults | 16 | | between the ages of 16 and 21 are most commonly impacted by | 17 | | this disease; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, There are different strains or serogroups of | 19 | | Neisseria meningitidis, with serogroups B, C, and Y accounting | 20 | | for most meningococcal diseases in the United States; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, There have been several recent outbreaks of | 2 | | serogroup B meningococcal disease on college campuses, with | 3 | | some cases resulting in death; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Vaccines are available to prevent meningococcal | 5 | | disease; different vaccines provide coverage against certain | 6 | | specific serogroups of the disease; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, While there are vaccines that help provide | 8 | | protection against all 3 serogroups (B, C, and Y) commonly seen | 9 | | in the United States, only vaccination for serogroups A, C, W, | 10 | | and Y is routinely recommended by the Centers for Disease | 11 | | Control and Prevention; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's | 13 | | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends that | 14 | | decisions to vaccinate adolescents and young adults 16 through | 15 | | 23 years of age against serogroup B meningococcal disease | 16 | | should be made at the individual level with health care | 17 | | providers; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, It is critical that students, parents, educators, | 19 | | and health care providers understand the dangers of meningitis | 20 | | B and are aware that a vaccine is available to prevent disease | 21 | | resulting from this serogroup; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The recent incidences of meningococcal disease | 2 | | has served as a reminder of the critical role vaccinations play | 3 | | in helping to prevent this devastating illness; therefore, be | 4 | | it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | urge all private and public high schools, colleges, and | 8 | | universities in the State of Illinois to provide information to | 9 | | all students and parents about meningococcal disease, | 10 | | explaining the different disease serogroups, symptoms, risks, | 11 | | and treatments; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That such information should also include a | 13 | | notice of availability, benefits, risks, and limitations of all | 14 | | meningococcal vaccines receiving a recommendation from the | 15 | | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, including | 16 | | Category A and Category B recommendations, with specific | 17 | | information as to those persons at higher risk for the disease; | 18 | | and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That we urge each private and public high school, | 20 | | college, and university in the State to recommend that current | 21 | | and entering students receive meningococcal vaccines in | 22 | | accordance with current Advisory Committee on Immunization | 23 | | Practices guidelines; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be made | 2 | | available to all private and public high schools, colleges, and | 3 | | universities in the State.
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