Bill Text: NJ SR45 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializes Congress and the President to fund comprehensive vaccine safety study.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-13 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee [SR45 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-SR45-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator LORETTA WEINBERG
District 37 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Memorializes Congress and the President to fund comprehensive vaccine safety study.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Senate Resolution memorializing Congress and the President of the United States to fund a comprehensive vaccine safety study.
Whereas, The nation's vaccine program has significantly decreased human suffering by preventing and reducing the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases; and
Whereas, Childhood immunizations are the only health interventions required by states of all citizens in order to participate in civic society; and
Whereas, The increase in immunizations administered to children, teenagers, and adults has paralleled an increase in the incidence of chronic, unexplained neurological disorders, which has led to concerns over a possible link between vaccines and these illnesses; and
Whereas, Although individual vaccines are tested for safety, the interactive effects of multiple vaccines have not been as rigorously tested as individual vaccines; and
Whereas, The United States House of Representatives considered the "Comprehensive Comparative Study of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Populations Act of 2009" (H.R.3069), which directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated populations in the United States, however, the bill was not reported out of committee; and
Whereas, It is in the best interest of this State to support a federal comprehensive vaccine safety study in order to maintain public confidence in the management of public health through rigorous testing of mass vaccination programs to ensure that they produce superior health outcomes; and
Whereas, These goals can be accomplished by Congress passing and the President signing a bill that funds a comprehensive vaccine safety study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House respectfully memorializes the United States Congress and the President of the United States to enact legislation funding a comprehensive vaccine safety study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States.
2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed by the President of the Senate and attested by the Secretary thereof, shall be transmitted to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, and to every member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This bill respectfully memorializes Congress and the President of the United States to fund a comprehensive vaccine safety study comparing total health outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated populations in the United States. The nation's vaccine program has significantly decreased human suffering by reducing the outbreak of disease. The number of immunizations administered to children, teenagers, and adults has grown dramatically over recent years, however the incidence of chronic, unexplained neurological disorders also appears to have increased. Although individual vaccines are tested for safety, the interactive effects of multiple vaccines have not been as rigorously tested.
This House supports a federal comprehensive vaccine safety study in order to maintain public confidence in the management of public health through rigorous testing of mass vaccination programs to ensure that they produce superior health outcomes. This goal can be accomplished by Congress passing and the President signing a bill that would fund a comprehensive vaccine safety study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States.
