IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 388 
Supporting the designation of the first week of April as ‘‘Adolescent Immuni-
zation Action Week’’ and recognizing the importance of encouraging 
vaccination for adolescents and young adults to protect against serious 
illness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2025 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. SCANLON, and Mr. COHEN) sub-
mitted 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 adoles-
cents and young adults to protect against serious illness. 
Whereas 2024 marks the 3rd 2025 marks the 4th annual na-
tionally 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 pro-
tected against vaccine-preventable illness; 
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Whereas adolescents and young adults are a particularly vul-
nerable subset of the United States population with re-
spect to preventive health services; 
Whereas through clinical trials and evaluation measures vac-
cines 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 Serv-
ices’ Healthy People 2030, a multiobjective plan to im-
prove 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 pan-
demic; 
Whereas protecting adolescents and young adults from vac-
cine-preventable illness is a community responsibility held 
by parents, caregivers, and health care providers to en-
sure the quality of life of individuals and the community; 
Whereas there is a need to address and heal mistrust in vac-
cines in rural and underserved communities throughout 
the United States; 
Whereas parents rate getting all recommended vaccines, get-
ting a yearly flu shot, and getting the new COVID–19 
vaccine as lowest in importance (81 percent, 58 percent, 
and 46 percent respectively) compared to many other 
preventive health behaviors for their teen; 
Whereas 53 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 more than 75 percent of parents and teens agree 
that there is a lot of misinformation about vaccines; 
Whereas parents, caregivers, adolescents, and young adults 
are in need of accurate, easy-to-understand vaccine infor-
mation 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 infor-
mation; 
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 amongst Federal, State, and 
local organizations is critical to establishing immuniza-
tion as a safe and effective contributor to preventative 
health and to furthering the common goal of high immu-
nization coverage among adolescents and young adults: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of Adolescent Im-
munization Awareness Week; 
(2) calls upon all citizens, community agencies, 
faith groups, medical institutions, providers, elected 
leaders, governmental agencies, and patient advocacy 
organizations to increase their participation in the 
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effort to support immunizations for adolescents and 
young adults, thereby protecting from vaccine-re-
lated illnesses and strengthening the communities in 
which we live; 
(3) calls upon health care providers to take ac-
tive steps to heal the historic medical mistrust in 
medically underserved communities; and 
(4) requests that the President issue a procla-
mation calling upon the people of the United States 
to recognize Adolescent Immunization Awareness 
Week with such participation, activities, and pro-
gramming. 
Æ 
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