Dear Health Care Providers and Concerned Parents and Citizens:
We are seeking support for Maryland House Bill 1481, which aims to protect adolescents from vaccine preventable diseases like pertussis, meningitis, flu, and HPV. A February 2017 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that a strong provider recommendation is the most important factor in increasing adolescent vaccination rates. Currently, vaccination rates for two of the four recommended adolescent vaccinations are below 50%.
The bill calls for every licensed primary care provider to:
(1) screen all adolescents for all CDC-recommended immunizations during every "non-emergent" medical encounter;
(2) issue a strong recommendation for any missing vaccination(s); and
(3) document declinations in the medical record.
This bill is not about mandating vaccines and it does not preclude a provider from sharing his/her own opinion about a particular vaccine. Instead, it encourages providers to educate families about life-saving vaccines so they can make informed decisions about their child's health.
We hope you will join our effort to ensure that our adolescents are protected. Please sign the Petition if you agree.
Updates
March 1, 2017
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is wild to see so many people actually caring about these clinical gaps. This momentum is just real now and I keep re-reading the comments because it feels like people are finally starting to connect the dots on how vital that doctor recommendation really is.
15 Comments
PREVENTABLE diseases should stay in the past. Stop waiting for school forms to get kids the protection they deserve.
My doctor never even brought up the meningitis shot for my teen. Parents need to know what options are out there to keep kids safe.
It cures certain cancers! It's a no brainer-get your children vaccinated. It may save their lives.
This legislation is essential if we are to keep epidemics of long controlled diseases at bay!
why aren't we doing this already?? it keeps kids healthy and saves lives. lets get it done.
We need to protect our adolescents from these VACCINE PREVENTABLE diseases.
HR-1481 should boost HPV immuni- zation rates.
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Dear Health Care Providers and Concerned Parents and Citizens:
We are seeking support for Maryland House Bill 1481, which aims to protect adolescents from vaccine preventable diseases like pertussis, meningitis, flu, and HPV. A February 2017 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that a strong provider recommendation is the most important factor in increasing adolescent vaccination rates. Currently, vaccination rates for two of the four recommended adolescent vaccinations are below 50%.
The bill calls for every licensed primary care provider to:
(1) screen all adolescents for all CDC-recommended immunizations during every "non-emergent" medical encounter;
(2) issue a strong recommendation for any missing vaccination(s); and
(3) document declinations in the medical record.
This bill is not about mandating vaccines and it does not preclude a provider from sharing his/her own opinion about a particular vaccine. Instead, it encourages providers to educate families about life-saving vaccines so they can make informed decisions about their child's health.
We hope you will join our effort to ensure that our adolescents are protected. Please sign the Petition if you agree.
Updates
March 1, 2017
I honestly never thought this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is wild to see so many people actually caring about these clinical gaps. This momentum is just real now and I keep re-reading the comments because it feels like people are finally starting to connect the dots on how vital that doctor recommendation really is.
15 Comments
My child's pediatrician neglected to offer HPV vaccine for my children b/c it is not required for school entry. This bill could go a long way towards ensuring that providers base their recommendations on the CDC schedule, rather than school mandates.
PREVENTABLE diseases should stay in the past. Stop waiting for school forms to get kids the protection they deserve.
My doctor never even brought up the meningitis shot for my teen. Parents need to know what options are out there to keep kids safe.
It cures certain cancers! It's a no brainer-get your children vaccinated. It may save their lives.
This legislation is essential if we are to keep epidemics of long controlled diseases at bay!
why aren't we doing this already?? it keeps kids healthy and saves lives. lets get it done.
We need to protect our adolescents from these VACCINE PREVENTABLE diseases.
HR-1481 should boost HPV immuni- zation rates.
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My child's pediatrician neglected to offer HPV vaccine for my children b/c it is not required for school entry. This bill could go a long way towards ensuring that providers base their recommendations on the CDC schedule, rather than school mandates.