Full Text of HJR0026 099th General Assembly
HJ0026 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Measles is a highly contagious respiratory | 3 | | disease that spreads easily through the air or on infected | 4 | | surfaces; it causes rash, high fever, cough, runny nose, and | 5 | | red watery eyes; people who are infected with measles can | 6 | | spread the virus for up to 4 days before developing symptoms; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Measles affect all organs of the body, and can | 9 | | cause serious and, in some cases, fatal complications in | 10 | | children, including pneumonia and encephalitis; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A non-immunized person or child has a 90% chance | 12 | | of getting the measles if they come in contact with an infected | 13 | | person; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The measles vaccine has been shown in numerous | 15 | | studies to be one of the most safe and effective vaccines | 16 | | available; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, High immunization rates in a community will | 18 | | protect those who cannot be vaccinated, including children | 19 | | undergoing cancer treatment and infants under 12 months of age, | 20 | | who are at the highest risk of serious illness, | 21 | | hospitalization, or death due to measles; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers | 2 | | for Disease Control and Prevention, and the American Academy of | 3 | | Family Physicians all recommend that children receive the | 4 | | measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the age of 12-15 | 5 | | months, and again at 4-6 years; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 8 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we encourage the Illinois | 9 | | Department of Public Health to promulgate administrative rules | 10 | | pursuant to the requirement for health examinations and | 11 | | immunizations within the School Code and to encourage higher | 12 | | rates of vaccinations and to expedite this process in order to | 13 | | have such rules in place for the 2015-16 school year; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | delivered to the Director of the Illinois Department of Public | 17 | | Health.
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