,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #chh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjbe,mr4    
,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,ms4         
,velzquez1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 
& ,mr4 ,coh57 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! designation ( ! fir/ week ( 
,april z ,adolesc5t ,immunization       
,action ,week & recogniz+ ! importance (
 enc\rag+ vacc9ation = adolesc5ts & "y  
adults to protect aga9/ s]i\s illness4  
,:]eas #bjbd m>ks ! #crd #bjbe m>ks !   
#d? annual nationally recogniz$         
,adolesc5t ,immunization ,action ,week2 
,:]eas adolesc5ts & "y adults are vital 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates future success &     
quality ( life2 ,:]eas all adolesc5ts & 
"y adults des]ve to be protect$ aga9/   
vacc9e-prev5table illness2 ,:]eas       
adolesc5ts & "y adults are a p>ticul>ly 
vuln]able subset ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
population ) respect to prev5tive heal? 

s]vices2 ,:]eas ?r\gh cl9ical trials &  
evaluation measures vacc9es are prov5 to
 be a safe & effective prev5tive heal?  
tool to protect adolesc5ts & "y adults1 
& _! communities1 f s]i\s illness2      
,:]eas immunization rates is "o ( !     
/&>ds t is measur$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices' ,heal?y ,p    
#bjcj1 a multiobjective plan to improve 
! ,nation's heal? ov] ! next decade2    
,:]eas adolesc5ts & "y adults are bel[  
,heal?y ,p goals = recomm5d$            
immunizations & h be5 sl[ to get        
up-to-date s9ce ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2   
,:]eas protect+ adolesc5ts & "y adults f
 vacc9e-prev5table illness is a         
community responsibility held by p>5ts1 
c>egiv]s1 & heal? c>e provid]s to ensure
 ! quality ( life ( individuals & !     
community2 ,:]eas !re is a ne$ to       
address & heal mi/ru/ 9 vacc9es 9 rural 
& und]s]v$ communities ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas p>5ts rate gett+ all     
recomm5d$ vacc9es1 gett+ a ye>ly flu    
%ot1 & gett+ ! new ,,covid-#ai vacc9e z 

l[e/ 9 importance 7#ha p]c5t1 #eh p]c5t1
 & #df p]c5t respectively7 comp>$ to _m 
o!r prev5tive heal? behaviors = _! te52 
,:]eas #ec p]c5t ( te5s resid+ 9 rural  
communities d n int5d to get !          
,,covid-#ai vacc9e2 ,:]eas racial &     
e?nic vacc9e cov]age disp>ities p]si/ 9 
communities ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas m ?an #ge p]c5t ( p>5ts & te5s   
agree t !re is a lot ( mis9=mation ab\t 
vacc9es2 ,:]eas p>5ts1 c>egiv]s1        
adolesc5ts1 & "y adults are 9 ne$ (     
accurate1 easy-to-und]/& vacc9e         
in=mation to guide vacc9ation decisions 
t w support lifelong heal?2 ,:]eas p>5ts
 & c>egiv]s resid+ 9 rural communities &
 9 ! ,s\!rn ,unit$ ,/ates are ! lea/    
tru/+ ( public heal? or gov]nm5t        
ag5cies1 & doctors or o!r heal? c>e     
provid]s z s\rces = vacc9e in=mation2   
,:]eas1 z ! prim>y s\rce ( tru/$ heal?  
in=mation = c>egiv]s & te5s1 heal? c>e  
provid]s h a duty to take action t[>d   
combat+ mis9=mation & dis9=mation by    
convey+ accurate vacc9e in=mation2 &    

,:]eas active collaboration among/      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local organizations is 
critical to e/abli%+ immunization z a   
safe & effective contributor to         
prev5tative heal? & to fur!r+ ! common  
goal ( high immunization cov]age among  
adolesc5ts & "y adults3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
 ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7    
supports ! designation ( ,adolesc5t     
,immunization ,aw>5ess ,week2  7#b7     
calls ^u all citiz5s1 community ag5cies1
 fai? gr\ps1 m$ical in/itutions1        
provid]s1 elect$ lead]s1 gov]nm5tal     
ag5cies1 & pati5t advocacy organizations
 to increase _! p>ticipation 9 ! ef=t to
 support immunizations = adolesc5ts & "y
 adults1 !reby protect+ f vacc9e-relat$ 
illnesses & /r5g!n+ ! communities 9 :i* 
we live2  7#c7 calls ^u heal? c>e       
provid]s to take active /eps to heal !  
hi/oric m$ical mi/ru/ 9 m$ically        
und]s]v$ communities2 &  7#d7 reque/s t 
! ,presid5t issue a proclamation call+  
^u ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to recognize   
,adolesc5t ,immunization ,aw>5ess ,week 

) su* p>ticipation1 activities1 &       
programm+4