94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1679

 

Introduced 2/24/2005, by Sen. Mattie Hunter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Mercury-Free Vaccine Act. Provides that a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose. Provides that a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing influenza vaccine that contains more than 1.0 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

SB1679 LRB094 08099 AMC 38284 b

1     AN ACT concerning health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Mercury-Free Vaccine Act.
 
6     Section 5. Banned mercury-containing vaccines.
7     (a) Except for an influenza vaccine described in subsection
8 (b), a person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3 years
9 of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing
10 vaccine or injected with a mercury-containing product that
11 contains more than 0.5 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 milliliter
12 dose.
13     (b) A person who is knowingly pregnant or who is under 3
14 years of age shall not be vaccinated with a mercury-containing
15 influenza vaccine that contains more than 1.0 micrograms of
16 mercury per 0.5 milliliter dose.
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.