Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SR0050 Compare Versions

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1	1	Introduced Version
2	2	SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___
3	3	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
4	4	A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana State
5	5	Department of Health to improve adult vaccination rates and
6	6	develop an adult immunization plan.
7	7	BECKER, ALTING
8	8	, read first time and referred to Committee on
9	9	2024 RR 3535/DI JC Introduced
10	10	Second Regular Session 123rd General Assembly (2024)
11	11	SENATE RESOLUTION ____
12	12	MADAM PRESIDENT:
13	13	I offer the following resolution and move its adoption:
14	14	1 A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the Indiana State
15	15	2 Department of Health to improve adult vaccination rates and
16	16	3 develop an adult immunization plan.
17	17	4 Whereas, Adult vaccines reduce the burden of widespread
18	18	5 disease, such as long-term illness, hospitalization, and death,
19	19	6 and enable individuals to live longer, healthier, and more
20	20	7 productive lives;
21	21	8 Whereas, Despite vaccine recommendations from the
22	22	9 United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
23	23	10 (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,
24	24	11 many adults do not receive all recommended vaccines;
25	25	12 Whereas, The CDC estimates that, since 2010,
26	26	13 influenza-related hospitalizations in the United States have
27	27	14 climbed as high as 710,000 and influenza-related deaths have
28	28	15 ranged from 12,000 to 56,000;
29	29	16 Whereas, Roughly 150,000 people are hospitalized with
30	30	17 pneumococcal pneumonia and 5-7% of those individuals die
31	31	18 each year;
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33	33	1 Whereas, The United States annually spends more than $21
34	34	2 billion treating adults aged 50 years and older for influenza
35	35	3 and pneumococcal disease, both of which are
36	36	4 vaccine-preventable, and Indiana spends approximately $549
37	37	5 million annually on medical and indirect costs associated with
38	38	6 vaccine-preventable diseases in individuals 50 years and older;
39	39	7 Whereas, Influenza, like many vaccine-preventable
40	40	8 diseases, also contributes to workplace productivity loss, as a
41	41	9 typical full-time employee may lose up to 3.5 workdays due to
42	42	10 an influenza infection;
43	43	11 Whereas, For individuals 65 years of age and older,
44	44	12 respiratory syncytial virus can lead to as many as 160,000
45	45	13 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths in the United States each
46	46	14 year;
47	47	15 Whereas, An estimated 880,000 people in the United States
48	48	16 have chronic hepatitis B, which can cause serious health
49	49	17 problems like liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death;
50	50	18 Whereas, Human papillomavirus causes over 37,000
51	51	19 cancers in women and men each year, and about 4,000 women
52	52	20 die each year from cervical cancer;
53	53	21 Whereas, Despite the burden and consequences of
54	54	22 vaccine-preventable diseases, adult vaccination rates remain
55	55	23 low in the United States and far below national targets;
56	56	24 Whereas, As a result of low vaccination rates, adults
57	57	25 experience higher rates of morbidity and mortality from
58	58	26 vaccine-preventable diseases;
59	59	27 Whereas, Racial and ethnic minority populations, as well
60	60	28 as rural communities, report consistently lower rates of
61	61	29 immunization, attributable in part to decreased vaccine
62	62	30 awareness and knowledge of vaccination schedules;
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64	64	1 Whereas, Providing targeted education and awareness of
65	65	2 adult vaccinations among minority and rural populations in the
66	66	3 state through evidence-based strategies can increase
67	67	4 vaccination rates;
68	68	5 Whereas, Supporting access to vaccines is a necessary
69	69	6 public health tool that will protect individuals from
70	70	7 vaccine-preventable diseases; and
71	71	8 Whereas, Developing a state immunization plan focused on
72	72	9 adults may reduce the impact of disruptions to adult routine
73	73	10 vaccines, decrease preventable healthcare utilization and
74	74	11 burden, reduce absenteeism due to illness, and help protect
75	75	12 populations from vaccine-preventable diseases: Therefore,
76	76	13
77	77	14 Be it resolved by the Senate of the
78	78	15 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
79	79	16 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana
80	80	17 State Department of Health to develop an effective and
81	81	18 actionable state immunization plan that includes adult
82	82	19 immunizations, with a goal of aligning stakeholders on shared
83	83	20 objectives and efforts to facilitate broad vaccine availability and
84	84	21 access and to provide greater clarity to patients and providers on
85	85	22 age-appropriate options.
86	86	23 SECTION 2. That the Indiana Senate urges the Indiana
87	87	24 State Department of Health to explore federal funding
88	88	25 opportunities and public-private partnerships to support vaccine
89	89	26 awareness and access to programs aligned with the goals
90	90	27 established in the state immunization plan.
91	91	28 SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed
92	92	29 to transmit copies of this Resolution to the Indiana State
93	93	30 Department of Health, John Wiley, and Sandy Benes.
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