SJR65,,112023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 65 September 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Cabral-Guevara, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Shelton, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Bare, Cabrera, Conley, Drake, Emerson, Joers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Stubbs and Clancy. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR65,,22Relating to: recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. SJR65,,33Whereas, August is National Immunization Awareness Month; and SJR65,,44Whereas, nearly a million students will return to Wisconsin schools at the end of August and beginning of September; and SJR65,,55Whereas, state law requires K-12 students to receive certain immunizations to maintain herd immunity and protect the health of those who are unable to receive those immunizations; and SJR65,,66Whereas, immunizations are considered to be one of the greatest modern medical discoveries of the past century; and SJR65,,77Whereas, vaccines are estimated to have prevented 26.8 million hospitalizations and 936,000 deaths among children born in the United States between 1994 and 2018; and SJR65,,88Whereas, the World Health Organization estimates that each year, immunization prevents 3.5 to 5 million deaths globally due to over 20 life-threatening diseases; and SJR65,,99Whereas, vaccinations are necessary and safe for the overwhelming majority of people and have been shown to prevent disease across the globe; now, therefore, be it SJR65,,1010Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin Legislature recognize August 2023 as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
