,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjag,mr4   
,s*iff 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4     
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1   
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,ms4 ,mi*elle
 ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4    
,coop]1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1  
,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4    
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson 
( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 & ,mr4 ,d5t7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !    
importance ( vacc9ations & immunizations
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas !           
contributions ( ,l\is ,pa/eur & ,edw>d  
,j5n] to ! discov]y ( ! pr9ciples (     
vacc9ation & immunology are among ! mo/ 
consequ5tial heal? f9d+s 9 human hi/ory2
 ,:]eas vacc9es h made x possible = ! _w
 to h eradicat$ smallpox1 sav+          
approximately #e million lives annually1
 & = ! int]national community to be on !

 br9k ( eradicat+ polio & to h sav$ an  
e/imat$ #e million p f ?is incurable    
disease ov] ! pa/ #b decades1 ,:]eas    
vacc9es h dramatically r$uc$ ! spread ( 
_m m crippl+ & pot5tially life-?reat5+  
diseases su* z diph!ria1 tetanus1       
measles1 mumps1 & rubella1 & vacc9es    
prev5t ! spread ( commonly infecti\s &  
pot5tially fatal diseases su* z         
*ick5pox1 %+les1 influ5za1 hepatitis ,a1
 hepatitis ,b1 m5+ococcal disease1      
pneumococcal1 rotavirus1 & :oop+ c\gh   
7p]tussis72 ,:]eas ! sci5tific & m$ical 
communities are 9 ov]:elm+ cons5sus t   
vacc9es are bo? effective & safe1 & !   
dissem9ation ( unf\nd$1 & debunk$1      
!ories ab\t ! dang]s ( vacc9ations pose 
a great risk to public heal?1 &         
sci5tifically s\nd education & outrea*  
campaigns ab\t vacc9ation & immunization
 are fundam5tal = a well-in=m$ public2  
,:]eas an e/imat$ #dc1jjj adults & #cjj 
*ildr5 die annually f vacc9e-prev5table 
diseases or _! complications 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & ! heal? & livelihood ( "y     

*ildr51 s5iors1 individuals )           
immunodefici5cy disord]s1 & ^? :o _c be 
vacc9at$1 is p>ticul>ly compromis$ by   
communities ) l[ vacc9ation rates2      
,:]eas sub/antial rese>* has %[n t      
vacc9ation is a highly co/-effective =m 
( prev5tive m$ic9e1 & ! ,c5t]s =        
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7  
e/imates t vacc9ations w save ne>ly #bie
 billion 9 direct co/s & #a4ch trillion 
9 total societal co/s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 ,:]eas vacc9es 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates und]go
 exhau/ive safety te/+ be=e !y are      
lic5s$ by ! ,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 
7,,fda7 & are monitor$ = adv]se ev5ts   
aft] heal? c>e provid]s beg9 adm9i/]+ !m
 to pati5ts2 ,:]eas !re are ?ree        
po/-m>ket+ surveillance sy/ems 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates track+ adv]se ev5ts aft]  
vacc9ation2 ,:]eas x is e/imat$ t       
vacc9ations w prev5t m ?an #ba million  
hospitalizations & #gcb1jjj dea?s among 
*ildr5 born 9 ! la/ #bj ye>s1 & t m ?an 
#ajj million *ildr5 all ov] ! _w are    
immuniz$ ea* ye> & vacc9es h sav$ an    

e/imat$ #b4e million *ildr5 annually2   
,:]eas "o 9 five *ildr5 worldwide /ill  
lack access to ev5 ! mo/ basic vacc9es  
&1 z a result1 an e/imat$ #a4e million  
*ildr5 a ye> die f vacc9e-prev5table    
conditions su* z di>rhea & pneumonia or 
suff] f p]man5tly debilitat+ illnesses2 
,:]eas a /rong inve/m5t 9 m$ical rese>* 
to improve exi/+ vacc9es & develop _m m 
life-sav+ vacc9es is b5eficial to all1  
bo? at home & abroad1 & a robu/         
immunization infra/ructure is ess5tial  
to ! public heal? & well-be+ ( ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates by prev5t+ & isolat+      
outbreaks ( contagi\s diseases :]e !y   
/>t2 ,:]eas enc\rag+ high vacc9ation    
rates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates protects our    
citiz5s f contract+ vacc9e-prev5table   
diseases t are p&emic 9 c\ntries ) l[   
vacc9ation & immunization rates2 ,:]eas 
r\t9e & up-to-date immunization is ! mo/
 effective me?od available to prev5t !  
infection & transmission ( pot5tially   
fatal diseases2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has be5 a lead] 9 promot+ vacc9ations  

ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy 
= ,int]national ,developm5t1 ! ,c5t]s = 
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 ,gavi1 !
 ,vacc9e ,alliance1 ! ,global ,polio    
,eradication ,initiative1 ,,unicef1 !   
,_w ,heal? ,organization1 & a ho/ ( o!r 
multilat]al & nongov]nm5tal             
organizations3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 comm5ds !
 int]national community1 global &       
dome/ic heal? organizations1 ! private  
sector1 s*ool & community lead]s1 &     
fai?-bas$ organizations = _! tireless "w
 & imm5se contributions to bol/]+ our   
global & dome/ic heal? ?r\gh vacc9ation2
  7#b7 affirms vacc9es & immunizations  
save lives & are ess5tial to ma9ta9 !   
public heal?1 & ! economic & national   
security ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 
recognizes t ! lack ( vacc9ation c cause
 a true public heal? crisis1 & t !re is 
no cr$ible evid5ce to %[ t vacc9es cause
 life-?reat5+ or disabl+ diseases 9     
heal?y *ildr5 or adults2  7#d7 enc\rages
 a cont9u$ commitm5t to rese>* to       

improve vacc9es & to develop new vacc9es
 aga9/ o!r infecti\s & fatal diseases2 &
  7#e7 urges p>5ts1 9 consultation ) _! 
heal? c>e provid]1 to foll[ ! sci5tific 
evid5ce & cons5sus ( m$ical exp]ts 9    
favor ( timely vacc9ations to protect _!
 *ildr5 & _! community4