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"No
Forced Vaccination" Message Sponsored by National Vaccine Information
Center in NYC Times Square, Philadelphia and New Jersey
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April
14, 2015 at 7:30 AM EDT - WASHINGTON (Business Wire) - Defending
informed consent rights in response to recently proposed forced
vaccination laws in America, the non-profit National Vaccine Information
Center (NVIC) is sponsoring a pro-education,pro-informed choice message
in New York City's Times Square and on major highways in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. NVIC's tri-state public information campaign follows billboard and bus campaigns
in the states of Colorado, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington, Oregon,
Arizona, Illinois, Georgia, New York and Texas in 2013 and 2014.
The
"No Forced Vaccination" message is being displayed in Times Square on
the 30 by 60 foot digital screen at 1500 Broadway and W. 43rd
Street; in Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Turnpike bridge leading
west toward Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and also on
southbound I-95; and in New Jersey on both the high traffic East
Brunswick I-95 exit northbound to New York City, as well as on Rt. 22
west approaching the headquarters of Merck & Co. The total weekly
reach of NVIC's message is 12 million people.
NVIC's
three-decade pro-education, pro-choice advocacy work helped grassroots
activists in Washington, Oregon, Maryland and North Carolina defeat or
stall bills proposed this year to eliminate religious and conscientious belief vaccine exemptions. California is currently holding public hearings on
a bill (SB277) that would force every child in the state to get dozens
of doses of 16 federal government recommended vaccines or be denied a
public or private education if parents cannot find a doctor to write a
medical exemption.
The
bill's sponsor, pediatrician Richard Pan, M.D., has not revealed what
kind of legal punishment parents would face if they refuse to comply,
although parents can be fined and imprisoned in the state for truancy.
Read the rest of NVIC's press release and make a comment here.
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California Families Stand Up for Vaccine Freedom of Choice
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On Apr. 8, 2015, a spirited rally on the Capitol steps in Sacramento
drew several thousand parents and children protesting a bill (SB277)
that would eliminate non-medical vaccine exemptions and force children
to get government recommended vaccines or be denied a public or private
school education. The bill would also
require schools to inform parents of school vaccination rates. The
rally was followed by a public hearing of the bill in the Senate Health
Committee where citizens opposing the bill vastly outnumbered bill
proponents.
Speakers
at the rally included Laura Hayes, pediatrician Bob Sears, M.D., Robert
F. Kennedy Jr. and others. Among those allowed to give longer testimony
during the Senate Health Committee hearing were Steven Rubin, PhD,
NVIC's Director of Vaccine Research Analytics who created and manages
MedAlerts, a searchable database of reports to the federally operated
Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS); Karen Kain, whose
daughter died from the effects of a severe DPT vaccine reaction; Brian
Stenzler, D.C, president of the California Chiropractic Association; Dr.
Sears and others.
Forced Vaccination Bill Opponents Outnumber Proponents 10 to 1
Even
though nearly 500 citizens attending the hearing came to the microphone
to oppose the bill while about 50 citizens testified against the bill,
it was voted out of the committee 6 to 2, with Committee Chairman Ed
Hernandez (D-West Covina) abstaining after he made remarks that the
bill's primary sponsor, pediatrician Richard Pan, MD (D-Sacramento), had
refused to work with him and his staffers to review and potentially
modify the bill. Legislators voting for SB277 were Pan; vice chair Janet
Nguyen (R-Garden Grove); Bill Monning (D-Carmel); Lois Wolk (D-Davis);
Isadore Hall III (D-Los Angeles); and Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles).
Voting against the bill were Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber) and Richard Roth
(D-Riverside).
Medical
trade and other special interest groups lobbying for the bill include
Vaccinate California; American Academy of Pediatrics; California
Immunization Coalition; Health Officers Association of California and
Kaiser Permanente.
Many More Committee Hearings in Senate and Assembly
A
citizen rally opposing the bill is being held in Los Angeles today
(Apr. 14) and the bill will be heard by the Senate Education Committee,
Room 4203, in Sacramento tomorrow (Apr. 15) and then go to the Senate
Judiciary Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee. If the bill
passes out of the Senate committees, it will go to the full Senate for a
vote and then it will go to the Assembly for committee hearings and a
full Assembly vote before it goes to Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature
or veto if it passes both houses.
Not Over Until It's Over
NVIC Director of State Advocacy Dawn Richardson, who manages NVIC's online Advocacy Portal,
said, "It is important for everyone to continue to stand up for their
informed consent and parental rights when bills like SB277 are being
pushed through committees in state legislatures. The legislative process
can be a long one and we need to remind our elected representatives
during every stage throughout the process that we, the people, are going
to stand strong in defense of our freedom."
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Report and Share Your Vaccine Experiences
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NVIC Upcoming Events
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Wilton, CT on May 2, 2015: Vaccine Choice and Informed Consent. Featured speakers making presentations on this topic are Theresa Wrangham, NVIC Executive Director, and Mary Holland, JD, Research
Scholar and Director of the Graduate Lawyering Program at NYU School of
Law. Sponsored by Women of Wellness of CT. Time: 10 a.m. Location:
Quaker Meeting House, 317 New Canaan Rd. (Route 106), Wilton, CT.
Admission: $30 at door.
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NVIC in the News
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New York parents who oppose vaccines for kids may be required to seek proof they were warned by doctor.
"A Queens state senator, Democrat Michael Gianaris is set to introduce a
bill that would require parents who don't want to vaccinate their kids
to prove they've been counseled by a physician. But a national group
supportive of giving parents the choice whether to vaccinate their
children fears the legislation would lead to doctors trying to
intimidate parents into vaccinating their kids... Barbara Loe Fisher,
president of the National Vaccine Information Center, said vaccines
affect kids in different ways and the decision whether to immunize best
rests with the parents. "Parents shouldn't be put in the position of
being harassed and punished for not following a doctor's orders or made
to feel like they're bad parents when they are trying to be good
parents," Fisher said." New York Daily News Apr. 13, 2015.
How Colorado Parents Opt Out of Immunizations Could Soon Change. Parents might have to work a little harder to opt their children out of required immunizations if the State Board of Health approves a set of policy changes on Wednesday. Currently, parents can submit a "personal belief" or religious exemption form just once during their child's K-12 schooling. If the new rules pass, parents would have to submit those exemption forms annually. The rule changes also include a provision for a new public database of immunization and exemption rates for all Colorado schools and childcare facilities....Opponents of the frequency rule also worry that it amounts to government interference in carefully considered health care decisions. "We believe it should, like any other medical decision, rest in the hands of the people who are taking the risk," said Theresa Wrangham, executive director of the National Vaccine Information Center, a group opposed to vaccination mandates." Chalkbeat Apr. 10, 2015.
Obama Administration Plotting Adult Vaccination Mandates. Executive Director Theresa Wrangham with the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) urged citizens to fight back immediately. "The NAIP makes it clear that in the future, all American adults will be informed of the recommended adult schedule at every possible opportunity outside the healthcare provider domain," explained Wrangham at the NVIC, a non-profit organization that supports informed consent and individual liberty. "You will be encouraged to comply with the adult schedule not only by your healthcare provider, but also via community-based partnerships to ensure that you have the opportunity to roll up your sleeve at work, school, church and other community gatherings." The vaccine tracking databases being developed and already in existence, she added, "will be used to identify non-compliers." While the NVIC supports access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, there "is a difference between awareness, access, recommendations and mandates," said Wrangham." The New American Apr. 9, 2015.
Vaccine exemptions: California SB277 against opt-outs advances in 6-2 Senate Health Committee vote. "Unswayed by a relentless parade of opposition, a key Senate panel on Wednesday passed a bill that would strengthen California's vaccination requirements, capping an emotional hearing that marked the beginning of a battle over what has become Sacramento's most contentious issue this year. For more than 11/2 hours, an extraordinary wave of parents and children from across the state crept one by one to a microphone to implore the Senate Health Committee to kill the legislation they insist violates parents' rights and puts their children at risk..."Steve M. Rubin, a Portola Valley resident who is the director of vaccine research analytics for the National Vaccine Information Center, which advocates a parent's right to decide, said federal vaccine injury reports the NVIC collects suggest that "there is not a single vaccine that is safe for everyone." San Jose Mercury News Apr. 8, 2015.
NC Senators Aim To Eliminate Religious Exemption For Vaccines. "Three state senators filed a bill Thursday to make it tougher for parents to avoid vaccinating their children. The bill would eliminate North Carolina's religious exemption for vaccines. He says Senate leaders support the bill. He also wants to hear from people who object. Barbara Loe Fisher is one such person. She's the co-founder of a group in Virginia that opposes any attempt to restrict vaccine exemptions. "Because vaccines are pharmaceutical products - they carry a risk of injury or death that can be greater for some people than others," she says." WFAE Radio (Charlotte) Mar. 20, 2015. (This bill was withdrawn Apr. 2, 2015 from the NC legislature after strong citizen opposition).
How Colorado Parents Opt Out of Immunizations Could Soon Change. Parents might have to work a little harder to opt their children out of required immunizations if the State Board of Health approves a set of policy changes on Wednesday. Currently, parents can submit a "personal belief" or religious exemption form just once during their child's K-12 schooling. If the new rules pass, parents would have to submit those exemption forms annually. The rule changes also include a provision for a new public database of immunization and exemption rates for all Colorado schools and childcare facilities....Opponents of the frequency rule also worry that it amounts to government interference in carefully considered health care decisions. "We believe it should, like any other medical decision, rest in the hands of the people who are taking the risk," said Theresa Wrangham, executive director of the National Vaccine Information Center, a group opposed to vaccination mandates." Chalkbeat Apr. 10, 2015.
Obama Administration Plotting Adult Vaccination Mandates. Executive Director Theresa Wrangham with the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) urged citizens to fight back immediately. "The NAIP makes it clear that in the future, all American adults will be informed of the recommended adult schedule at every possible opportunity outside the healthcare provider domain," explained Wrangham at the NVIC, a non-profit organization that supports informed consent and individual liberty. "You will be encouraged to comply with the adult schedule not only by your healthcare provider, but also via community-based partnerships to ensure that you have the opportunity to roll up your sleeve at work, school, church and other community gatherings." The vaccine tracking databases being developed and already in existence, she added, "will be used to identify non-compliers." While the NVIC supports access to vaccines for anyone who wants them, there "is a difference between awareness, access, recommendations and mandates," said Wrangham." The New American Apr. 9, 2015.
Vaccine exemptions: California SB277 against opt-outs advances in 6-2 Senate Health Committee vote. "Unswayed by a relentless parade of opposition, a key Senate panel on Wednesday passed a bill that would strengthen California's vaccination requirements, capping an emotional hearing that marked the beginning of a battle over what has become Sacramento's most contentious issue this year. For more than 11/2 hours, an extraordinary wave of parents and children from across the state crept one by one to a microphone to implore the Senate Health Committee to kill the legislation they insist violates parents' rights and puts their children at risk..."Steve M. Rubin, a Portola Valley resident who is the director of vaccine research analytics for the National Vaccine Information Center, which advocates a parent's right to decide, said federal vaccine injury reports the NVIC collects suggest that "there is not a single vaccine that is safe for everyone." San Jose Mercury News Apr. 8, 2015.
NC Senators Aim To Eliminate Religious Exemption For Vaccines. "Three state senators filed a bill Thursday to make it tougher for parents to avoid vaccinating their children. The bill would eliminate North Carolina's religious exemption for vaccines. He says Senate leaders support the bill. He also wants to hear from people who object. Barbara Loe Fisher is one such person. She's the co-founder of a group in Virginia that opposes any attempt to restrict vaccine exemptions. "Because vaccines are pharmaceutical products - they carry a risk of injury or death that can be greater for some people than others," she says." WFAE Radio (Charlotte) Mar. 20, 2015. (This bill was withdrawn Apr. 2, 2015 from the NC legislature after strong citizen opposition).
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