UPDATE 3/3/20 – After filing nearly 20,000 witness slips, HB4870 has been moved to new committee. A hearing has been set for March 4th, 2020, at 10 am. in Springfield, in Room 413 Stratton Building. The hearing allows the committee to learn about the bill before voting and how the public feels about it. Please…
Category: Vaccines
HB4870 assigned to the Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
HB4870 has been assigned to the Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee. IMPORTANT! Please contact by calling the representatives on the committee ASAP to voice your concerns with the HPV mandate. Let’s stop it here and save ourselves some work. You can email additionally, tweet or FB, but calls must be made….
Support HB4769 – DCFS-VITAMIN K SHOTS – Provides parent’s rights in medical situations with their children to prevent children from being labeled abused or neglected by DCFS
Bill Status of HB4769 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that a child shall not be considered neglected solely because the child’s parent or other person responsible for his or her welfare: (i) objects to a recommended vaccination schedule; (ii) objects to the administration of opioid medication or ophthalmic antibiotics in newborns;…
Support HR0762 – Resolution asking Congress to remove vaccine manufacturers immunity from liability
3/4/20 UPDATE: HR762 Moves Passes Out of Committee-(Vote 8 Yes –3 No)Action Needed: Call Your Representative and ask them to co-sign and vote Yes to HR762. URGENT UPDATE – 2/28/20 – Hearing scheduled for Mar 04, 2020Sign Witness Slips – Update – Passed out of committee 10 FACTS EVERY PARENT (AND EVERY ILLINOIS LEGISLATOR) NEEDS…
Physicians for Informed Consent Sends Letter to Medical Board of California Regarding Science and SB 276 (Limiting Medical Exemptions to Vaccination)
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…
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,…