If this resonates with you, please take action and share with others: HB 1288 has passed the full house and is now in the senate. To watch the final vote and discussion in the full house, click on this link and then click on March 24, 2014. HB 1288 starts at the 33:12 time stamp. coloradochannel.net/sessions/house Audio of the 6 hour long hearing in the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee is available by clicking on this link - coloradoga.granicus/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=20&clip_id=5370 Current version of HB 1288 - leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/94D61307D2B5926387257C360075EBCB?open&file=1288_ren.pdf The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday, April 9th at 1:30 PM in the Old Supreme Court Chambers, Room 220 at the capitol. ACTION NEEDED: 1) Contact members of the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and ask them to VOTE NO on HB 1288. Senator Irene Aguilar, MD is a member of this committee and is the prime senate sponsor of HB 1288. See contact information below. 2) Plan on attending the hearing on April 9th. Concerned citizens will have an opportunity to speak to the committee. 3) Contact your own Colorado State Senator and ask them to VOTE NO on HB 1288 if it passes out of committee and moves to the full senate. If possible, schedule a time to meet with your senator in person or on the phone to discuss your concerns about HB 1288. Do not wait to contact your senator until after the hearing on April 9th because the bill will most likely move very quickly to the full senate if it passes out of the committee. 4) Check your Colorado State Senator’s web page to see if they have scheduled any public meetings for the next few weeks in their district. These meetings provide a good opportunity for constituents to share concerns about pending legislation in person. TALKING POTINTS: 1) Parents have the right and the responsibility to make their own personal medical decisions concerning vaccination for their children without being forced to go through additional government mandated reeducation. HB 1288 violates parental rights and medical freedom. 2) There is no public health crisis to justify making it harder for parents to exercise their right to delay or exempt their child from one or more of the vaccines required for school. Vaccination rates in Colorado are in line with national averages according to the national immunization survey. cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/tables/12/tab03_antigen_state_2012.pdf 3) Vaccines are pharmaceutical products that carry the risk of injury. The federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has awarded almost $3 billion to those injured by vaccines. Vaccine manufacturers and those who administer vaccines are not liable when a vaccine injury occurs. 4) Outbreaks of pertussis cannot be blamed on non-vaccinated children according to the CDC. The Colorado Dept. of Health’s own surveillance data for pertussis cases in children from 7 months to 9 years old from 2005 through 2011 shows 71% were appropriately vaccinated. 5) Parents who have made a decision to exempt or delay one or more of the required vaccines required for school for personal reasons are not doing so out of convenience. A survey of Colorado parents between 2008 and 2011 found that parents who declined or delayed vaccines were “8 times more likely to report that they constantly reevaluate their vaccine decisions than parents who accepted all vaccines.” Senator Capitol Phone E-mail Jessie Ulibarri, Committee Chair (D) 303-866-4857 senator.ulibarri@gmail Matt Jones, Committee Vice Chair (D) 303-866-5291 senatormattjones@gmail Irene Aguilar (D), Sponsor 303-866-4852 [email protected] Ted Harvey (R) 303-866-4881 [email protected] Senator Bernie Herpin (R) 303-866-6364 [email protected] Colorado Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Members Staff Contact: Julia Jackson -Phone: (303) 866-4788 E-mail: [email protected] colorado.gov/lcs/SenateStateVetsMilitaryCmte
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