,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ajh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjae ,mr4  
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4     
,leahy1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,murray1    
,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,m>key1  
,mr4 ,isakson1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 & ,mr4     
,re$7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1     
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! discov]y ( 
! polio vacc9e & support+ ef=ts to      
eradicate ! disease4  ,:]eas ,april #ab1
 #bjae1 is ! #fj? anniv]s>y ( !         
ann\ncem5t ( ! discov]y ( ! fir/ safe & 
effective polio vacc9e2 ,:]eas ! vacc9e 
0 develop$ by ,jonas ,salk ) ! support (
 ! ,national ,f\ndation = ,infantile    
,p>alysis1 n[ kn[n z ! ,m>* ( ,dimes    
,f\ndation2 ,:]eas ! vacc9e develop$ by 
,jonas ,salk 0 prov5 safe & effective 9 
a massive nationwide field trial        
organiz$ by ! ,m>* ( ,dimes ,f\ndation1 
rely+ on ! l>ge/ peacetime mobilization 
( volunte]s 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$       

,/ates2 ,:]eas polio is a crippl+ &     
pot5tially fatal infecti\s disease = :i*
 !re is no cure1 :i* means t vacc9ation 
is ! only viable pa?way = eradication ( 
! disease2 ,:]eas ne>ly #fj1jjj *ildr5 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 report$ to h polio 9 
#aieb alone1 ) m ?an #bj1jjj cases (    
p>alysis2 ,:]eas1 due to vacc9ation1    
polio 0 elim9at$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
#aigi2 ,:]eas ! use ( ! inactivat$ polio
 vacc9e develop$ by ,jonas ,salk & !    
oral polio vacc9e develop$ by ,alb]t    
,sab9 has dramatically r$uc$ ! incid5ce 
( polio worldwide2 ,:]eas ! fight aga9/ 
polio has be5 "p ( ! mission ( ! ,c5t]s 
= ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,cdc7 s9ce !    
#aiejs2 ,:]eas1 z "p ( ! fight aga9/    
polio1 ! ,,cdc e/abli%$ a national polio
 surveillance unit & work$ ) ,jonas     
,salk & ,alb]t ,sab9 to widely di/ribute
 vacc9es2 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh ! ,global ,polio
 ,eradication ,initiative 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is preamble z ! ,initiative71 ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t1 ,rot>y ,int]national1 ! ,_w  

,heal? ,organization1 ! ,unit$ ,nations 
,*ildr5's ,fund 7commonly kn[n z        
,,unicef71 ! ,bill & ,mel9da ,gates     
,f\ndation1 & ! ,unit$ ,nations         
,f\ndation h jo9$ toge!r ) gov]nm5ts    
ar\nd ! _w to successfully r$uce cases (
 polio by m ?an #ii p]c5t s9ce ! laun* (
 global polio eradication ef=ts2 ,:]eas 
,rot>y ,int]national1 a global          
association f\nd$ 9 ,ill9ois1 has       
contribut$ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj1jjj alone   
to1 & volunte]$ c\ntless h\rs 91 !      
global fight aga9/ polio2 ,:]eas ,octob]
 #bd ( ea* ye> is recogniz$             
int]nationally z ,_w ,polio ,day to     
commemorate ! fight aga9/ ! disease2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,,cdc1 polio       
vacc9ation has prev5t$ ov] #ac1jjj1jjj  
p>alytic polio cases & #fej1jjj dea?s   
s9ce #aihh2 ,:]eas only #c c\ntries     
7,afghani/an1 ,nig]ia & ,paki/an7 rema9$
 polio-endemic 9 #bjad1 :i* is a        
decrease f m ?an #abe c\ntries 9 #aihh2 
,:]eas !re is a global pu% to eradicate 
polio by #bjah2 ,:]eas inve/m5ts 9 polio

 eradication are help+ improve r\t9e    
immunization sy/ems & creat+ la/+       
infra/ructure to support o!r heal?      
priorities2 ,:]eas ! ,initiative is f9d+
 & rea*+ ! mo/ vuln]able *ildr5 9 ! _w )
 ! polio vacc9e & comb9+ ^? ef=ts ) o!r 
heal? c>e res\rces2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb]  
#bjaa1 ! ,,cdc activat$ ,em]g5cy        
,op]ations ,c5t] ( ! ,,cdc to support ! 
f9al pu% = polio eradication2 ,:]eas !  
eradication ( polio w\ld be ! only "t 9 
hi/ory aside f ! eradication ( smallpox 
t a disease affect+ humans has be5      
eradicat$1 & ! eradication ( polio w\ld 
be a once-9-a-g5]ation opportunity =    
global public heal?2 & ,:]eas ! success 
( ! polio vacc9e has %[n ! public :at   
su/a9$ m$ical rese>* c accompli% & %\ld 
enc\rage support = future ,f$]al fund+ =
 biom$ical rese>* & public heal?        
prev5tion & control3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds ! "w ( ,jonas
 ,salk & ,alb]t ,sab9 9 develop+        
effective1 safe vacc9es = polio2  7#b7  
supports ! goals & ideals ( ! ,global   

,polio ,eradication ,initiative2  7#c7  
enc\rages & supports ! int]national     
community ( gov]nm5ts & nongov]nm5tal   
organizations 9 rema9+ committ$ to !    
eradication ( polio2 &  7#d7 enc\rages !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to cont9ue committ+   
fund+ to ! ,global ,polio ,eradication  
,initiative & = biom$ical & basic       
sci5tific rese>* s t m life-sav+        
discov]ies c be made4