Title: Expressing the House of Representatives' support for COVID-19 vaccinations and affirming their safety and efficacy.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This resolution acknowledges the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and encourages all eligible individuals to receive a vaccination.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 423 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 423

     Expressing the House of Representatives' support for COVID-19 
         vaccinations and affirming their safety and efficacy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2021

    Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
  Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Case, Ms. 
Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Evans, 
  Mr. Foster, Mrs. Hinson, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mrs. 
   Miller-Meeks, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
Titus, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Bera, and Mr. Crist) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing the House of Representatives' support for COVID-19 
         vaccinations and affirming their safety and efficacy.

Whereas COVID-19 is a deadly and highly contagious disease;
Whereas, as of May 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has 
        reported over 32,000,000 recorded COVID-19 cases in the United States, 
        over 584,000 domestic deaths, over 164,000,000 international cases, and 
        over 3,000,000 global deaths;
Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and leading 
        public health officials, the most effective way to slow the spread of 
        SARS-CoV-2, reduce cases and hospitalizations, and save lives is through 
        the widespread use of COVID-19 vaccinations;
Whereas COVID-19 vaccines have been proven safe and effective in significantly 
        reducing infection, serious illness, and death;
Whereas data demonstrate that COVID-19 inoculation drastically reduces an 
        individual's susceptibility to contracting COVID-19;
Whereas fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to spread the SARS-CoV-2, 
        therefore, vaccinations protect not only vaccinated individuals, but 
        also individuals in and around their communities, particularly people at 
        increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19;
Whereas individuals with certain medical conditions that prohibit them from 
        getting vaccinated may also be especially susceptible to COVID-19, 
        making it even more important that those around them get vaccinated;
Whereas, as of May 20, 2021, over 159,000,000 people in the United States have 
        received COVID-19 vaccines, 60 percent of the total adult population;
Whereas COVID-19 vaccines have undergone the most intensive safety monitoring in 
        United States history, including established and new safety monitoring 
        systems created by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention;
Whereas COVID-19 vaccines were evaluated in tens of thousands of diverse 
        participants in clinical trials and met the Food and Drug 
        Administration's rigorous scientific standards for safety, 
        effectiveness, and manufacturing quality needed to support emergency use 
        authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3);
Whereas many countries have already experienced a decline in COVID-19 cases, 
        hospitalizations, and deaths as a direct result of mass vaccination 
        efforts;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance that 
        fully vaccinated individuals are no longer required to wear masks or 
        social distance in most settings;
Whereas in addition to saving lives, mass vaccinations will enable the United 
        States to safely reopen businesses and schools, thereby saving jobs and 
        helping students resume in-person learning;
Whereas vaccinations are especially essential in industries that require close 
        contact, such as health care settings, schools and daycares, service 
        industries, and congregate living facilities;
Whereas vaccinating educators and school support staff will help keep staff and 
        students safe, many of whom are not yet age-eligible to be vaccinated 
        themselves;
Whereas vaccines are free for all residents of the United States, readily 
        available, and easily accessible;
Whereas 90 percent of all individuals in the United States live within 5 miles 
        of a vaccination site;
Whereas there is no data or evidence that vaccines can give an individual COVID-
        19, cause infertility, include microchips, alter DNA, or contain fetal 
        tissue; and
Whereas vaccinated individuals help ensure unvaccinated individuals in their 
        immediate vicinity and communities are less likely to contract COVID-19: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) acknowledges the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 
        vaccines;
            (2) recognizes the importance of getting the COVID-19 
        vaccine in order to curb community spread and prevent sickness 
        and death; and
            (3) encourages all eligible individuals in the United 
        States to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, and 
        to continue to follow guidelines issued by the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention.
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