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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 |
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created a no-fault procedure called the National Vaccine Injury |
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Compensation Program to help protect vaccine manufacturers from |
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lawsuits asserting that injuries and deaths were caused by |
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vaccinations; and |
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WHEREAS, With the implementation of the law, the Vaccine |
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Adverse Event Reporting System was introduced, enabling consumers |
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and health care practitioners to report side effects that occurred |
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after vaccine administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Through February 2025, approximately $5.3 billion |
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has been paid out to victims of vaccine injury through the National |
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Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; and |
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WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by Harvard Pilgrim |
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Health Care, less than one percent of vaccine adverse events are |
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reported to the Food and Drug Administration, allowing for many |
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cases to go undocumented and unacknowledged; and |
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WHEREAS, Injuries caused by vaccines inflict a significant |
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physical and emotional toll on individuals and their loved ones, |
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and the residents of Texas can benefit from learning more about this |
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important health care issue; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate June 3 as Vaccine Injury Awareness Day; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |