Here comes the SMALLPOX vaccine AGAIN!


STATE VACCINATION NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 12, 2004

MISSOURI
House Moves Against Certain Exemptions
Kansas City Star - March 10, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - State House members voted Wednesday to
bar the administration of immunizations containing mercury to young
children, hoping to reduce instances of hyperactivity and autism.

Since the mid-1980s, diagnoses of attention deficit disorder,
hyperactivity and autism have risen steadily nationwide.

Rep. Roy Holand, who is a physician, said scientific tests
indicate the rise of those disorders may have been caused by an
increased intake of mercury, although some colleagues questioned the
link.
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Vaccinations for smallpox hit 2nd phase
By Tina Hesman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - March 8, 2004

Missouri soon will begin offering the smallpox vaccine to police,
firefighters and paramedics.

The vaccination program is the second phase of an effort to protect the state if a terrorist attack using the virus occurred here, said Brian
Quinn, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The first phase of preparation involved vaccinating health care workers most likely to come in contact with people infected with smallpox. About 1,200 health care workers in Missouri and 376 in Illinois got smallpox vaccinations.

The vaccinations will be offered to all of the 4,800 licensed and
certified "first responders" in Missouri. First responders include police, sheriffs and deputies, firefighters and ambulance workers. Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians from rural areas also may get the vaccine.
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COLORADO TRACKING BILL SB 139
Colorado Legislative Update - SB 04-139 - March 11, 2004
Contact: Cindy Loveland, NVIC State Contact for CO, mrssnappy@aol.com

SB 139, that would have expanded the Colorado immunization tracking system law to allow the health department and their contractors to directly
contact parents when shots were due was postponed indefinitely at the request of the house sponsor in the Information & Technology Committee, March 10, 2004.
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MISSISSIPPI March 9, 2004
Clarion Ledger

Exceptions to school shots rules debated

Some children would be allowed to enroll in school without having their vaccinations, if a state House bill debated Monday becomes law.

Under House Bill 729, the child's parent or guardian must furnish a
certificate from a doctor saying the vaccination would injure the child's health and well-being.

A House Public Health and Human Services subcommittee on Monday heard from supporters and critics of the proposal during a hearing.

The panel took no action following the hour long hearing. The bill must win the OK of the full House committee by today or it will be dead this
session.

At the hearing, Dr. Will Sorey, past president of the Mississippi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricians, urged lawmakers to reject the bill, citing health risks for children. Diseases, such as diphtheria will come to Mississippi over the next 10 years as the result of an influx of people from other countries, he predicted.

Two House members who are physicians and subcommittee members - Dr. Sid Bondurant, D-Grenada, and Dr. Jim Barnett, R-Brookhaven - also objected to the bill.
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