[NVIC] Mercury Free Vaccine Bills

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Several states have introduced bills to limit or ban mercury preservatives

in vaccines. Here is information on land, Virginia and Colorado.

VIRGINIA

http://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/

Delegate Bell has introduced a House Joint Resolution that calls for

the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the reasons for continued use

of mercury in some child and adult vaccines, the safety risks associated

with such use, and whether or not mercury-free vaccines are equally

effective, in terms of both preventing disease and costs.

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MARYLAND

http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/billfile/sb0365.htm

SENATE BILL 365

File Code: Public Health

Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 394

Sponsored By:

Senators Middleton, Colburn, Della, Dyson, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper,

Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:

Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements

Synopsis:

Prohibiting individuals from being vaccinated with vaccines containing

specified amounts of mercury per dose on or after January 1, 2007;

prohibiting individuals from being vaccinated or injected with vaccines or

other products containing any amount of mercury on or after June 1, 2009;

granting the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene authority to authorize

the use of vaccines that may contain mercury in the event of the threat or

occurrence of a chemical or biological terrorist incident or public health

emergencies; etc.

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COLORADO

http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/612F2210EC1F055A87

2570660062EC82?open & file=099_01.pdf

Prohibits the administration of vaccines containing more than a

specified amount of mercury to pregnant women and children under 3

years of age. Requires insurers to pay for vaccines that do not contain

mercury. Allows the executive director of the department of public health

and environment to exempt the use of vaccines that contain mercury if the

executive director finds, and the governor concurs, that an actual or

potential public health emergency exists, there are not sufficient vaccines

available that do not contain mercury, and it is necessary that pregnant

women and children under 3 years of age receive the vaccine.

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