,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #chi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4     
,alsobrooks1 & ,mr4 ,re$7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,condemn+ ! extreme anti-vacc9e policies
 ( ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
,rob]t ,f4 ,k5n$y1 ,jr41 /rongly oppos+ 
! policies ( ! ,/ate ( ,florida t roll  
back immunization requirem5ts1 &        
express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t vacc9es are
 critical to protect+ public heal?1     
elim9at+ prev5table illness & dea?1 &   
r$uc+ hospitalizations & sev]ity (      
illness1 "w be/ :5 adopt$ at a high     
level )9 ea* community1 & mu/ be made   
available to ! public4  ,:]eas !re is   
/rong bip>tisan support = wide access to
 vacc9es1 ensur+ vacc9es are af=dable1  
tru/+ sci5ce & rely+ on pe]-review$     
m$ical in=mation1 & protect+ all        

individuals1 especially *ildr5 &        
vuln]able populations1 f prev5table     
illness2 ,:]eas x is dang]\s & h>mful to
 *ildr5's heal? to promote conspiracy   
!ories & re/rict access to life-sav+    
prev5tive m$ic9e1 includ+ vacc9es2      
,:]eas hav+ a high rate ( community     
adoption ( vacc9es is critical to       
protect individuals :o m$ically _c      
receive c]ta9 vacc9ations1 includ+      
infants & individuals ) weak5$ immune   
sy/ems1 su* z canc] pati5ts2 ,:]eas     
r\t9e *ildhood immunizations = *ildr5   
born betwe5 #aiid & #bjbc h prev5t$     
approximately #ejh1jjj1jjj cases (      
illness1 approximately #cb1jjj1jjj      
hospitalizations1 & ov] #a1ajj1jjj      
dea?s1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease   
,control & ,prev5tion2 ,:]eas measles is
 a highly contagi\s & deadly disease ) a
 range ( s]i\s heal? complications1 & ! 
measles1 mumps1 & rubella vacc9e 7,,mmr7
 is safe & effective 9 prev5t+ ?is      
disease & has prev5t$ ov] #fj1jjj1jjj   
dea?s worldwide betwe5 #bjjj & #bjbc2   

,:]eas ,,covid-#ai has caus$ ov]        
#a1bjj1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ov]
 #g1ajj1jjj dea?s worldwide1 )          
fatalities dropp+ dramatically once !   
,,covid-#ai vacc9e became widely        
available2 ,:]eas1 aft] ! hepatitis ,a  
vacc9e 0 introduc$ 9 #aiie1 betwe5 #aiif
 & #bjaa1 ! rate ( hepatitis ,a         
infection dropp$ by #ie p]c5t2 ,:]eas1  
aft] ! hepatitis ,b vacc9e 0 introduc$ )
 implem5tation ( ! bir? dose            
recomm5dation1 !re has be5 a #ie p]c5t  
r$uction 9 infant hepatitis ,b          
infections1 & an e/imat$ #ij1ajj dea?s h
 be5 prev5t$2 ,:]eas polio 0 a major    
cause ( significant disability &        
p>alysis ( *ildr5 prior to ! polio      
vacc9e be+ releas$ 9 #aiee1 ) ov]       
#ba1jjj p>alytic cases 9 #aieb1 & !     
disease 0 eradicat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by
 #aigi due to effectiv5ess ( ! vacc9e2  
,:]eas diph!ria1 describ$ 9 hi/ory dat+ 
back to ! #e? c5tury1 is a contagi\s    
disease t causes respiratory illness1   
has a #cj p]c5t fatality rate 7) high]  

fatality rates = "y *ildr571 & caus$ up 
to #ae1jjj dea?s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
annually 9 ! #aibjs1 b due to widespread
 vacc9ation1 !re has be5 only #a report$
 dea? f diph!ria 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
betwe5 #aiif & #bjah2 ,:]eas smallpox is
 a deadly disease t has exi/$ = ov]     
#cjjj ye>s1 ) a fatality rate ar\nd #cj 
p]c5t1 t 0 eradicat$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
by #aidi & worldwide by #aigg1 due to ! 
effectiv5ess ( vacc9es2 ,:]eas vacc9es =
 s5iors1 includ+ vacc9es = influ5za1    
,,covid-#ai1 & %+les1 are a critical    
prev5tion tool to keep old] individuals 
heal?y & out ( ! hospital2 ,:]eas !re   
are num]\s additional diseases1 includ+ 
"s canc]s1 t are prev5table by vacc9es2 
,:]eas vacc9e rese>* to discov] new ways
 to prev5t additional disease or treat  
disease %\ld cont9ue to receive ,f$]al  
rese>* fund+ ) no political int]f]5ce2  
,:]eas availability & insurance cov]age 
( vacc9es = ! entire population ?r\gh a 
wide range ( m$ical & community sett+s1 
su* z ph>macies1 cl9ics1 hospitals1     

physician (fices1 heal? dep>tm5ts1 heal?
 c5t]s1 mobile cl9ics1 & o!r locations1 
is ess5tial to ensure access to vacc9es 
& protect public heal?2 ,:]eas          
recomm5dations ( ! ,advisory ,committee 
on ,immunization ,practices & ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion on      
vacc9es are ti$ to1 & impact1 a wide    
array ( heal? programs1 includ+ !       
,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq471 ! program "u section    
#aibh ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acifs2 commonly ref]r$ to z !
 ,vacc9es = ,*ildr5 program7 1 !        
,,tric>e program "u *apt] #ee ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 hospital c>e &
 m$ical s]vices furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs "u *apt]s #ag & #ah (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !      
,m$ic>e program "u title ,,xix ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et deq471 & private heal?         
insurance2 ,:]eas a lack ( private or   
public insurance cov]age = vacc9es c\ld 

make vacc9es prohibitively exp5sive =   
millions ( pati5ts to access1 =c+       
pati5ts to =ego vacc9ations due to co/2 
,:]eas1 9 ,june #bjbe1 ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ,rob]t ,f4     
,k5n$y1 ,jr4 took ! unprec$5t$ /ep (    
dismiss+ all #ag memb]s ( ! previ\sly   
indep5d5t ,advisory ,committee on       
,immunization ,practices ( ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & appo9t$
 a new set ( memb]s2 ,:]eas su*         
,advisory ,committee has advis$ ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion on    
vacc9e recomm5dations = m ?an #fj ye>s2 
,:]eas ,secret>y ,k5n$y's actions       
directly ?reat5$ access to ! ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9e 9 sev]al ,/ates1 includ+        
,nevada1 by mak+ x m difficult =        
individuals :o want ! vacc9e to get x2 &
 ,:]eas1 9 ,septemb] #bjbe1 ! ,/ate (   
,florida became ! fir/ ,/ate 9 mod]n    
hi/ory to take /eps to elim9ate its     
immunization requirem5ts = s*ool*ildr51 
putt+ ,florida *ildr5 at a high] risk ( 
contract+ prev5table diseases l measles1

 p]tussis1 & o!r life-?reat5+ diseases3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
supports public heal? decisions bas$ on 
sci5ce2  7#b7 agrees ) ! /ance ( !      
,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatrics & o!r    
pr(essional m$ical organizations 9      
/rongly recomm5d+ immunization z ! safe/
 & mo/ co/-effective way ( prev5t+      
disease1 disability1 & dea?2  7#c7      
condemns ,/ates tak+ /eps to weak5 s*ool
 immunization requirem5ts1 putt+ *ildr5 
& vuln]able individuals at s]i\s risk2  
7#d7 /rongly opposes ! anti-vacc9e      
policies propos$ by ! ,/ate ( ,florida 9
 ,septemb] #bjbe2  7#e7 condemns !      
misguid$ policies ( ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices ,rob]t ,f4 ,k5n$y1 ,jr4
 t are bas$ on anti-vacc9e conspiracy   
!ories & h result$ 9 confusion1 fe>1 &  
lack ( vacc9e access = ,am]ican         
families2  7#f7 opposes ! politicization
 ( ! ,advisory ,committee on            
,immunization ,practices ( ! ,c5t]s =   
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion & calls =
 a return to rely+ on unbias$ & qualifi$

 m$ical pr(essionals2  7#g7 affirms t   
vacc9es1 includ+ = ,,covid-#ai1 %\ld    
rema9 accessible1 includ+ ?r\gh         
insurance cov]age1 & t ! gov]nm5t %\ld n
 m&ate policies t make ,,covid-#ai      
vacc9es unavailable = ^? :o want !m2 &  
7#h7 expresses ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t      
vacc9es-- 7,a7 are critical to protect+ 
public heal?1 elim9at+ prev5table       
illness & dea?1 & r$uc+ hospitalization 
& sev]ity ( illness2  7,b7 "w be/ :5    
adopt$ at a high rate )9 ea* community2 
&  7,c7 %\ld rema9 easily accessible &  
af=dable1 )\t re/riction4