Bill Text: IL HR0957 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges the federal government to distribute reserve COVID-19 vaccines to the states.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-11 - Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions [HR0957 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0957-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down our schools
and businesses, forced people to self-isolate and stay home,
and has cost thousands of Illinois lives; and
WHEREAS, Operation Warp Speed is a public–private
partnership initiated by the U.S. government to facilitate and
accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of
COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics; and
WHEREAS, Through Operation Warp Speed, various COVID-19
vaccines were developed and approved for public administration
much faster than in the case of most vaccines; and
WHEREAS, Although the development of the COVID-19 vaccines
was accomplished at an accelerated pace, the distribution of
those vaccines has been slower than expected; and
WHEREAS, While the efforts of Operation Warp Speed to
accelerate the development and approval of the vaccine is
appreciated, the citizens of Illinois cannot be kept waiting;
with a new, more contagious variant of COVID-19 spreading, the
need for the vaccine is even more pressing; and
WHEREAS, According to publicly reported information, the

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federal government currently has upwards of 50 percent of
currently produced vaccines held back by the Trump
Administration; and
WHEREAS, The Trump administration has reportedly held back
these vaccines to prepare to mitigate situations in the
manufacturing and distribution of the doses; and
WHEREAS, However, with the agreements with Pfizer and
Moderna with Operation Warp Speed for 400 million vaccines
doses for the U.S. government along with the expected emergency
use authorizations from Johnson & Johnson and AstraZenerca,
there should be no concerns about the safety or effectiveness
of the manufacturing pipeline; and
WHEREAS, While these vaccines are being kept in storage,
America is losing over 2,600 lives each day to the COVID-19
pandemic; and
WHEREAS, The failure to effectively distribute the
COVID-19 vaccine in a timely manner has and will continue to
have dire consequences for Illinois residents and the country
as a whole; and
WHEREAS, Ensuring the health and safety of Illinois
citizens is of the upmost importance; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we urge the federal government to distribute the reserve
COVID-19 vaccines to states; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
delivered to the President of the United States, the Vice
President of the United States; the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, and all members of the Illinois
Congressional Delegation.