The letter explains how the data currently available shows that increasing vaccination rates or limiting medical exemptions will not eliminate measles outbreaks. “…about half of all California schoolchildren, who are fully vaccinated with the MMR vaccine, can still be infected with and spread measles, irrespective of the medical exemption rate,” wrote Dr. Shira Miller, founder and…
Category: Vaccines
HPV Vaccine Mandate Threat -Action Needed
Update: 3/13/19 – SB1659 tabled. Keep sending your senator and rep. HPV info. as this is the time to educate. Oppose SB1659 Mandating the HPV vaccine for 6th Grade students Sponsored by Senator Julie Morrison of Deerfield Amends the Communicable Disease Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall adopt a rule requiring…
IVAC ACTION ALERT – Calls Needed 2/25-2/26
Measles Mania Calls are needed Monday (2/25) and Tuesday (2/26) to respond to the Energy & Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the current measles outbreak and response efforts that will be held Wednesday (2/27) morning at 10 a.m. Illinois committee member: Jan Schakowsky –D (202) 225-2111 Wash D.C; (847)328-3409 Evanston Energy and Commerce…
1 in 20 Children Under 5 have Epilepsy
https://worldmercuryproject.org/news/campaign-restore-child-health-epilepsy-vaccines/ OCTOBER 24, 2017 Campaign to Restore Child Health: Epilepsy from Vaccines The month of October is recognized as “Children’s Health Month” and here at the World Mercury Project, we are struck by the unhealthiness of today’s children. Chronic and often debilitating conditions such as autism, ADHD, allergies, tics and more now affect our nation’s…
Flu Vaccine Exemption for Healthcare Workers
Did you know that healthcare workers in Illinois can decline the flu shot? Below is the Illinois Law regarding declining the vaccine or you can view it at the following link. http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700956sections.html Also there is a sample declination form. On the federal level, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two suits against hospitals for violating employees…
N. Carolina Hospital Sued by EEOC for Religious Discrimination
Mission Hospital Sued By EEOC For Religious Discrimination Asheville Hospital Fired Employees Who Declined Flu Vaccinations Based on Their Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Mission Hospital, Inc., a North Carolina corporation based in Asheville, violated federal law when it failed to accommodate employees’ religious beliefs and fired them because of their religions,…
CDC Study Shows 7.7 x Risk of Miscarriage after Flu Vaccines
WorldMercuryProject.org SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 CDC Study Shows Up to 7.7 Times the Risk of Miscarriage After Influenza Vaccine By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The CDC has just published a seismic study (Donahue et al.) linking spontaneous abortions in women to flu vaccines. The study reviewed data for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 flu seasons. Women…
EEOC Wins Flu Shot Battle
ACH Media February 1, 2017 Healthcare Workers Fired for Refusing Flu Shots for Religious Reasons Win Legal Battle Six workers win back pay, damages, reinstatement When this issue went to press, six healthcare workers fired for refusing mandatory flu shots for religious reasons won back pay and offers of reinstatement from Saint Vincent Hospital in…
URGENT – TIME SENSITIVE ALERT 3/13
Tomorrow 3/14 at 1pm, SB0741 is scheduled to be heard in the Public Health Committee hearing. If you have not signed a witness slip for the hearing you can do so now by clicking on witness slip for SB741. (more detailed instructions) We have been asked by a committee member to reach out to ALL members…
Calls needed to JCAR members Tuesday, 2/14
Wednesday morning, JCAR will vote on the Pub Act 99-0249 rule changes. This concerns Rules to implement new changes to schools vaccine exemption policy. Note that: Illinois Department of Public Health is overstepping its authority. The religious exemption rules do not reflect and contradict the law. The rule as well as the Certificate of Religious…