89R17906 BK-D
By: Toth H.C.R. No. 105
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
created a no-fault procedure called the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program to help protect vaccine manufacturers from
lawsuits asserting that injuries and deaths were caused by
vaccinations; and
WHEREAS, With the implementation of the law, the Vaccine
Adverse Event Reporting System was introduced, enabling consumers
and health care practitioners to report side effects that occurred
after vaccine administration; and
WHEREAS, Through February 2025, approximately $5.3 billion
has been paid out to victims of vaccine injury through the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; and
WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, less than one percent of vaccine adverse events are
reported to the Food and Drug Administration, allowing for many
cases to go undocumented and unacknowledged; and
WHEREAS, Injuries caused by vaccines inflict a significant
physical and emotional toll on individuals and their loved ones,
and the residents of Texas can benefit from learning more about this
important health care issue; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate June 3 as Vaccine Injury Awareness Day; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
passed by the legislature.