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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The observance of Vaccine Awareness and Advocacy Day |
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at the State Capitol on March 29, 2023, provides an opportunity to |
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honor the Baker Institute for Public Policy Center for Health and |
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Biosciences at Rice University for its outstanding work; and |
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WHEREAS, The Center for Health and Biosciences unites medical |
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and policy professionals to support data-driven legislation that |
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addresses U.S. health care, global health, public health, and |
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advances in medicine; the organization encompasses researchers |
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from Rice University and the Texas Medical Center who conduct |
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studies on a wide range of health topics, and it operates a variety |
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of programs to analyze research and identify possible solutions; in |
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addition, the center hosts events to educate professionals as well |
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as the general public about key health issues; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2023, the Center for Health and Biosciences is |
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sponsoring the Vaccines Cause Adults campaign to share factual |
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information about vaccines and to promote vaccine access and |
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equity; the organization has published a number of informative |
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resources on vaccine-related research, policies, and |
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misconceptions, and it is hosting a meet-and-greet event to discuss |
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the importance of vaccines; and |
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WHEREAS, Vaccines have been an enormous boon to humankind, |
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reducing death and suffering for hundreds of millions of people |
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around the world, and the Center for Health and Biosciences is truly |
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deserving of special recognition for its efforts to improve access |
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among all members of society; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 29, 2023, as Vaccine Awareness |
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and Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and commend the Baker |
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Institute for Public Policy Center for Health and Biosciences at |
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Rice University on its important work. |