Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition (IVAC) P.O. Box 946, Oak Park, IL 60303 www.IllinoisVaccineAvareness .org 6 August 2015 Nirav Shah, M.D., JD, Director Illinois Department of Public Health C/o William Bryant, Acting FOIA Officer FAX: 217-557-3497 Dear Dr. Shah: Under FOIA, please answer: 1) When will the vaccination Certificate of Exemption be available? 2) If the…
U.S. Rep. Posey – Alleges CDC Authors Dumped Autism Documents
“I am absolutely, resolutely pro-vaccine…. That being said…, parents making decisions regarding their children’s heath deserve to have the best information available to them. They should be able to count on federal agencies to tell them the truth.” — Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) Transcript below. Congressman Bill Posey (Republican from Florida): “Thank-you, Mr. Speaker….
IVAC Letter to Gov. Rauner
22 May 2015 Dear Gov. Rauner: Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition (IVAC) members ask you to veto SB/HB1410 and SB/HB0986 for the following reasons: SB1410/HB1410 1) No identification of local school authority 2) No available Illinois Department of Public Health objection form and definition of “detailing grounds” 3) No answer to question:: Is child in…
Calls needed to Illinois District Representatives
ILLINOIS ALERTS – Action is needed … Please contact your Illinois District Representative asap and tell them to vote NO on SB1410and SB986. Forward the following linked article explaining why SB986 is flawed and needs to be amended with a religious exemption. Related article: Letter from Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD in Immunology responding to vaccine legislation. Vaccine choice leads to…
Immunologist Advises State Legislators
Below is a letter from Tetyana Obukhanych, PhD in Immunology responding to vaccine legislation. This is very timely to SB986, that is in the Illinois House and will force vaccination of MMR and DTaP on childcare workers with no opt-out for a religious exemption. Please read the entire article but we pulled out below important information in regards…
SB986- Call Your IL House Representative
Status of SB0986 Calls needed to District Representatives in the Illinois House Update 5/12/15 The Senate approved SB986 and it moves on to the House. Calls are needed to your district representative to vote NO on SB986. To find your Illinois Representative, click here and enter your address. IVAC oppose SB986 for the following reasons: 1)…
ACTION: Calls needed to Stop SB1410
Contact your own Illinois District Representative and tell them to vote no on SB1410 . Vaccine choice leads to safer vaccines for all of Illinois children. Status of SB1410 Update 5/11/15 SB1410 passes the Senate with an amendment. SB1410 moves on to the Illinois House of Representatives. Illinois Vaccine Awareness Coalition members remain concerned re SB1410 for…
SB1410 – IVAC Letters to Sen. Mulroe
IVAC members ask you to: -Keep personal religious beliefs for vaccination exemptions -Honor Laura Cellini’s #2 Amendment April 20,2015 April 2, 2015 20 April 2015 Dear Sen. Mulroe: Re: SB 1410 Please allow the doctor visits to remain at kindergarten, 6th grade and 9th grade….
RE: SB1410 – Letter to Sen. Harmon
20 April 2015 Dear Senator Harmon: Please vote NO on SB 1410 for the reasons included in 2 letters sent to Sen. Mulroe. This bill further burdens families of children with special needs. Thank you for inviting Dr. Robert Kennedy to speak at your committee. For our children’s sake, Barbara A. Mullakey, president encl: April 2,…
Email Needed Monday 4/13
Please call or email Illinois State Public Health Committee and tell him we are opposed to SB 1410 and Amendment #1, however, we support the language in proposed Amendment #2. Please adopt this in Public Health Committee Tuesday. This amendment gives the proponents what they want while recognizing the medical vulnerability or medical contraindications to immunizations…