Bill Text: TX HR182 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing August 2017 as National Immunization Awareness Month.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR182 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR182-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 182 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The observance of National Immunization Awareness | ||
| Month in August 2017 provides an opportunity to reflect on the | ||
| lifesaving power of immunization, promote education and awareness, | ||
| and encourage all Texans to take action to protect their health; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The invention of vaccines is undeniably one of the | ||
| most important and transformative advancements in medicine, | ||
| drastically reducing the incidence and morbidity of infectious | ||
| diseases and saving lives that would otherwise be lost; by | ||
| preventing and eliminating illnesses like polio, smallpox, mumps, | ||
| and yellow fever that were once a tragic and inescapable reality, | ||
| immunizations have changed the face of childhood and altered the | ||
| course of every society on earth toward a healthier and more hopeful | ||
| future; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although immunizations are a crucial tool for | ||
| combating infectious disease, much remains to be done to ensure the | ||
| availability and use of vaccines in the United States, which ranks | ||
| 114th among world countries in its rate of measles immunization in | ||
| infants; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Because widespread immunizations limit the spread | ||
| of disease among those who are too young or who are otherwise unable | ||
| to receive vaccinations, a low rate of immunization has the | ||
| troubling potential to endanger especially the more vulnerable | ||
| members of society, and it creates a greater risk of disease | ||
| outbreak; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The importance of immunizations to the health of our | ||
| communities cannot be overstated, and National Immunization | ||
| Awareness Month in August provides an opportunity for educators, | ||
| health professionals, and other citizens to come together to inform | ||
| people of the steps to take to protect themselves and their loved | ||
| ones; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby recognize August 2017 as | ||
| National Immunization Awareness Month and encourage residents of | ||
| the Lone Star State to help spread the message about the importance | ||
| of immunization. | ||
| Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 182 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
