,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjai,mr4    
,s*iff 7= himself & ,mr4 ,burgess7      
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 (     
vacc9ology are among ! mo/ consequ5tial 
heal? f9d+s 9 human hi/ory2 ,:]eas      
vacc9es h made x possible to eradicate  
smallpox1 sav+ approximately #e million 
lives annually1 & = ! int]national      
community to be on ! br9k ( eradicat+   
polio & to h sav$ an e/imat$ #ah million
 p f p>alysis ov] ! pa/ ?ree decades2   
,:]eas vacc9es h dramatically r$uc$ !   
spread ( crippl+ & pot5tially           
life-?reat5+ diseases su* z diph!ria1   
tetanus1 measles1 mumps1 & rubella1 &   
vacc9es h prev5t$ ! spread ( commonly   
infecti\s & pot5tially fatal diseases   

su* z *ick5pox1 %+les1 influ5za1        
hepatitis ,a1 hepatitis ,b1 m59gcoccal  
disease1 pneumococcal disease1          
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$1 are   
p>ticul>ly compromis$ 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 betwe5 #aiid &      

#bjac1 vacc9ations sav$ 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 
ext5sive safety & efficacy te/+ be=e    
lic5sure by ! ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration 7,,fda7 & are cont9ually  
monitor$ = adv]se ev5ts aft] heal? c>e  
provid]s adm9i/] !m to pati5ts2 ,:]eas  
!re are f\r 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     
worldwide are immuniz$ ea* ye> & vacc9es
 save an e/imat$ #b4e million *ildr5 "u 
age five annually2 ,:]eas "o 9 five     
*ildr5 worldwide /ill lack access to    
common vacc9es &1 z a result1 an e/imat$
 #a4e million *ildr5 die annually f     
complications ( vacc9e-prev5table       
diseases su* z di>rhea & pneumonia or   
suff] f p]man5tly debilitat+ illnesses2 

,:]eas /rong inve/m5ts 9 biom$ical      
rese>* to improve exi/+ vacc9es &       
develop _m m life-sav+ vacc9es are      
b5eficial to all1 bo? at home & abroad1 
& a robu/ immunization infra/ructure is 
ess5tial to ! public heal? & well-be+ ( 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by prev5t+ &      
isolat+ outbreaks ( infecti\s diseases  
at _! s\rce2 ,:]eas enc\rag+ high       
vacc9ation rates & promot+ vacc9e       
confid5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates protects our
 citiz5s f contract+ vacc9e-prev5table  
diseases t are endemic 9 c\ntries ) l[  
vacc9ation & immunization rates2 ,:]eas 
! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o7       
rec5tly id5tifi$ vacc9e hesitancy z a   
top heal? ?reat = #bjai1 & address+ ! _m
 factors t contribute to vacc9e         
hesitancy is crucial 9 increas+         
vacc9ation rates & a*iev+ h]d immunity2 
,:]eas r\t9e & up-to-date vacc9ation is 
! mo/ effective me?od available to      
prev5t ! transmission ( pot5tially fatal
 infecti\s diseases2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates has be5 a lead] 9 promot+        

vacc9ations ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 ! ,,cdc1 ,gavi1 ! ,vacc9e  
,alliance1 ! ,global ,polio ,eradication
 ,initiative1 ,,unicef1 ! ,,:o1 & a ho/ 
( o!r multilat]al & non-gov]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      
create an environm5t 9 :i* a public     
heal? crisis c\ld em]ge1 & t !re is no  
cr$ible evid5ce demon/rat+ t vacc9es    
cause life-?reat5+ or disabl+ diseases 9
 heal?y *ildr5 or adults2  7#d7         
enc\rages a cont9u$ commitm5t to        

biom$ical rese>* to improve vacc9es & to
 develop new vacc9es aga9/ o!r infecti\s
 & fatal diseases2 &  7#e7 urges        
ev]yone1 9 consultation ) _! heal? c>e  
provid]1 to foll[ ! sci5tific evid5ce & 
cons5sus ( m$ical exp]ts 9 favor (      
timely vacc9ations to protect !mselves1 
_! *ildr51 _! family1 & _! community4