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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1090 

Supporting the designation of the first week of April as ‘‘Adolescent Immunization Action Week’’ and recognizing the importance of encouraging 

vaccination for adolescents and young adults to protect against serious 

illness. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2024 

Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. NORTON, and Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of the first week of April as 

‘‘Adolescent Immunization Action Week’’ and recognizing 

the importance of encouraging vaccination for adolescents and young adults to protect against serious illness. 

Whereas 2024 marks the third annual nationally recognized 

‘‘Adolescent Immunization Action Week’’; 

Whereas adolescents and young adults are vital to the United 

States future success and quality of life; 

Whereas all adolescents and young adults deserve to be protected against vaccine-preventable illness; 


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Whereas adolescents and young adults are a particularly vulnerable subset of the United States population with respect to preventive health services; 

Whereas through clinical trials and evaluation measures vaccines are proven to be a safe and effective preventive 

health tool to protect adolescents and young adults, and 

their communities, from serious illness; 

Whereas immunization rates is one of the standards that is 

measured in the Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2030, a multiobjective plan to improve the Nation’s health over the next decade; 

Whereas adolescents and young adults are below Healthy 

People goals for recommended immunizations and have 

been slow to get up-to-date since the COVID–19 pandemic; 

Whereas protecting adolescents and young adults from vaccine-preventable illness is a community responsibility held 

by parents, caregivers, and health care providers to ensure the quality of life of individuals and the community; 

Whereas there is a need to address and heal mistrust in vaccines in rural and underserved communities throughout 

the United States; 

Whereas parents rate getting all recommended vaccines, getting a yearly flu shot, and getting the 2023–24 COVID– 

19 vaccine as lowest in importance (70 percent, 57 percent, and 46 percent respectively) compared to many 

other preventive health behaviors for their teen; 

Whereas 60 percent of teens residing in rural communities do 

not intend to get the COVID–19 vaccine; 

Whereas racial and ethnic vaccine coverage disparities persist 

in communities throughout the United States; 


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Whereas compared to privately insured adolescents, adolescents with Medicaid or who are uninsured have significantly lower vaccine coverage; 

Whereas parents, caregivers, adolescents, and young adults 

are in need of accurate, easy-to-understand vaccine information to guide vaccination decisions that will support 

lifelong health; 

Whereas parents and caregivers residing in rural communities 

and in the southern United States are the least trusting 

of public health or government agencies, and doctors or 

other health care providers as sources for vaccine information; 

Whereas, as the primary source of trusted health information 

for caregivers and teens, health care providers have a 

duty to take action toward combating misinformation and 

disinformation by conveying accurate vaccine information; 

and 

Whereas active collaboration among Federal, State, and local 

organizations is critical to establishing immunization as 

a safe and effective contributor to preventative health 

and to furthering the common goal of high immunization 

coverage among adolescents and young adults: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of Adolescent Im3 munization Awareness Week; 

4 (2) calls upon all citizens, community agencies, 

5 faith groups, medical institutions, providers, elected 

6 leaders, governmental agencies, and patient advocacy 

7 organizations to increase their participation in the 


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1 effort to support immunizations for adolescents and 

2 young adults, thereby protecting from vaccine-re3 lated illnesses and strengthening the communities in 

4 which we live; 

5 (3) calls upon health care providers to take ac6 tive steps to heal the historic medical mistrust in 

7 medically underserved communities; and 

8 (4) requests that the President issue a procla9 mation calling upon the people of the United States 

10 to recognize Adolescent Immunization Awareness 

11 Week with such participation, activities, and pro12 gramming. 

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