H. Res. 1003 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
January 26, 2010. 
Whereas National Influenza Vaccination Week may provide 
an important opportunity to encourage seasonal flu and 
H1N1 vaccination at a time when demand for flu vac-
cines usually drops significantly but the risk for infection 
remains; 
Whereas each year 5 to 20 percent of the population in the 
United States gets the flu, an average of more than 
200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related com-
plications, and about 36,000 people die from flu-related 
causes; 
Whereas between April and mid-November, the United States 
saw approximately 47,000,000 cases of the 2009 H1N1 
flu, more than 200,000 hospitalizations, and nearly 
10,000 deaths; 
Whereas the United States is fortunate that the flu activity 
has declined in recent weeks, but flu experts warn that 
the public is still at risk of infection and we should also 
prepare for a possible third wave of H1N1 flu; 
Whereas people in the United States have a window of oppor-
tunity to get the H1N1 vaccine and lessen the impact of, 
or even prevent, another wave of illness;
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Whereas getting vaccinated is a shared responsibility to pro-
tect families and communities that is safe and effective, 
and it is the best defense against all types of flu; 
Whereas seasonal flu vaccines have been safely used for more 
than 60 years and data compiled for H1N1 vaccines indi-
cate a similarly excellent safety profile; 
Whereas information on seasonal flu vaccine distribution and 
availability is available at the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention’s (CDC) www.Flu.gov Web site; 
Whereas over 135,000,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine are 
now available, with more coming every day; 
Whereas Congress recognizes the hard work of public health 
officials in responding to the 2009 H1N1 flu; 
Whereas one of the goals, in addition to fostering continuing 
influenza vaccination, of National Influenza Vaccination 
Week is to engage H1N1 at-risk audiences who are not 
yet vaccinated; 
Whereas when the vaccine was first made available, the 
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 
(ACIP) recommended that vaccination efforts should 
focus first on people in five target groups who are at 
higher risk for the 2009 H1N1 influenza or related com-
plications; 
Whereas the five target groups for H1N1 are pregnant 
women, people who live with or provide care for infants 
younger than 6 months, health care and emergency med-
ical services personnel, people 6 months through 24 years 
of age, and people 25 years through 64 years of age who 
have certain medical conditions that put them at higher 
risk for influenza-related complications;
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Whereas Monica Rodriguez, a pregnant mother from El 
Monte, California, could likely have prevented her death 
if she was able to get vaccinated; 
Whereas January 13 is Families Flu Vaccination Day and 
will highlight the importance of the 2009 H1N1 vaccina-
tion for pregnant women, children, and caregivers of chil-
dren less than 6 months of age; 
Whereas H1N1 flu shots are widely available and everyone, 
even those not in the high-risk groups are urged to get 
vaccinated; 
Whereas the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices as well as State and local public health departments 
and other partners, such as Families Fighting Flu, are 
planning National Influenza Vaccination Week events 
around the country and have additional information 
available at www.cdc.gov/flu/NIVW/; 
Whereas the American Public Health Association, the Asso-
ciation of State and Territorial Health Officials, Families 
Fighting Flu, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 
the American Medical Association, the American Nurses 
Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the 
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the 
National Environmental Health Association, the National 
Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, 
the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the So-
ciety for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, the Amer-
ican Osteopathic Association, the National Association of 
Community Health Centers, the National Association of 
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, the American Red Cross, 
the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Na-
tional Hispanic Medical Association, the American Col-
lege of Emergency Physicians, the American College of
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Preventive Medicine, the National Alliance for Hispanic 
Health, the International Association of Firefighters, the 
American Academy of Family Physicians, the Association 
for Profession in Infection Control and Epidemiology, the 
American Pharmacists Association, the American College 
Health Association, the American College of Physicians, 
the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health 
Association, the National Association of School Nurses, 
the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 
the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Re-
lated Institutions, the National Community Pharmacists 
Association, the American Hospital Association, the Fed-
eration of American Hospitals, Epocrates, the American 
Academy of Neurology, the National Association of Coun-
ty and City Health Officials, and the Association of Oc-
cupational Health Professionals in Healthcare support 
the H1N1 flu vaccine; and 
Whereas people can find seasonal and H1N1 vaccine distribu-
tion information by checking the www.Flu.gov Web site 
that identifies clinics that have influenza vaccine avail-
able: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of National Influenza 
Vaccination Week, including raising public awareness 
that vaccination is the best defense against the flu; and 
(2) encourages people in the United States to get 
vaccinated, especially those with underlying health condi-
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tions, pregnant women, children, young adults, care-
takers of infants, and healthcare workers. 
Attest: 
Clerk.