OT: Urgent, Calls needed June 1 in NY to stop forced meningitis shots for 7th graders

[Guest guest]

Come to Albany on Tuesday, June 1, Stop

Mandatory Meningitis Shot for 7th Graders Stop Assembly Bill 10313 and Senate

Bill 7156 This Tuesday, June 1, 2010 you need to get in the car and come to

Albany to stop an effort to sneak through yet another mandatory vaccine in New

York, this time for the meningococcal vaccine, for both seventh graders and

college students. If you can't make it to Albany get on the phone, fax, and cicl

on the link below to send an email to your legislators. 

http://capwiz.com/a-champ/issues/alert/?alertid=15089571 No

other state, or country requires, adolescents to get this shot. Only two

states, New Jersey andConnecticut require it for college students, and that's

only for students who live in dormitories. The State Senate may vote on this

bill on Tuesday and it is on the agenda for the Assembly health committee. They

are trying to push this through before anyone knows what they are

doing. Meningitis is an extremely rare disease affecting about 50 to 60 people

per year in NY. And the meningitis vaccine, according to the manufacturer, isn't

very effective. Assuming all the claims made by the manufacturer

are correct, vaccinating everyone in the state may reduce the number of

infections by 10 to 20 cases per year. Yet according to the CDC the vaccine

manufacturers 1% of the people who get the vaccines (about 2000 people per year)

 can

expect a serious adverse reaction including  serious neurological damage and

death. And study after study has determined that mandatory meningitis vaccines

don't make economic sense; the money spent on other health care activities can

save more lives and prevent more injuries. JOIN US IN ALBANY,

JUNE 1, at 10 am on the State Street steps of the Legislative Office Building .

Handouts will be provided and we will help you find your legislators. Carpools

are being organized. Email  Rita Palma and Rudley

at nyvaccinechoice@.... for more information.   Please

call and fax the following legislators. All the prefixes are 518-455-

### Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, PH: 3791 FX: 5459Assembly

Health Chair  Gottfried, PH: 4941 FX: 5939Assemblywoman Crystal

Peoples-Stokes, PH: 5005 FX: 5471 (Sponsor of the Assembly

bill)Assemblywoman Amy in, PH: 5585 FX: 5409

(Co-sponsor of the Assembly bill) Sen. Tom Duane, PH:  2451 FX: 4846, Chair of

the Health CommitteeSen.  Sampson, PH:  2758 FX: 4806, Senate Majority

LeaderSen. Dean Skelos, PH:  3171 FX:  6950, Senate Minority LeaderSen. Malcolm

, PH:  2701  FX: 2816,Sen. Tom Libous, PH:  2677  FX: 2065Sem. Velmanette

Montgomery, PH: 3451, FX: 6854. (Sponsor of the Senate Bill) RAISE THESE

POINTS! Stop Assembly Bill 10313 and Senate Bill 7156 Why should New York's

seventh graders be the first in the world to be required to get this shot?Why

the

extreme measure with no epidemic/ emergency?The shot is available now to those

who want it- why the mandate?Do we have studies to show the case/ fatality

rate(s) will be less with a mandate?Are there proven safety studies? Where?1,500

cases arise annually in the US- will this requirement harm more than it

helps?Disease rate is low with no mandate. Are there other, and

better, prevention measures?The shot does not prevent 100% of the strains yet

gives a false sense of security.The law also repeals the requirement to educate

the recipient with info on the shot.Will this cause our youngest and brightest

to attend college out of state?NY is 9.2 billion dollars in debt. This will cost

the taxpayer MILLION$$! Directions to the Capitol in Albany. The New York State

Assembly chambers are located in the Capitol Building. Most Assembly offices are

in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building and Agency Building 4. These

buildings are all part of the Empire

State Plaza complex in downtown Albany, New York. Driving Directions

From the North: Take Interstate 87 (Northway) to Interstate 90 (East) exit,

proceed east to Interstate 787and take Empire Plaza exit.

From the South: Take New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) to Exit 23 -

straight through Toll Booth to Interstate 787, then take Empire Plaza exit.

From the East: Take Interstate 90 and cross Hudson River. Take exit to

Interstate 787 South, along

river. Take Empire Plaza exit.

From the West: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) to Exit 24

(Albany), proceed east

on Interstate 90 to Interstate 787 South, along river. Take Empire Plaza Exit. 

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Albany...

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>Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 7:18:55 PM

>Subject: OT: Urgent, Calls needed June 1 in NY to stop forced

meningitis shots for 7th graders

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> >

>>

>

>

> Come to Albany on Tuesday, June 1, Stop

> Mandatory Meningitis Shot for 7th Graders

>

>Stop Assembly Bill 10313 and Senate Bill 7156

>

>This Tuesday, June 1, 2010 you need to get in the car and come to Albany to

stop an effort to sneak through yet another mandatory vaccine in New York, this

time for the meningococcal vaccine, for both seventh graders and college

students. If you can't make it to Albany get on the phone, fax, and cicl on the

link below to send an email to your legislators.

>

>

>http://capwiz. com/a-champ/ issues/alert/ ?alertid= 15089571

>

>No

> other state, or country requires, adolescents to get this shot. Only two

states, New Jersey andConnecticut require it for college students, and that's

only for students who live in dormitories.

>

>The State Senate may vote on this bill on Tuesday and it is on the agenda for

the Assembly health committee. They are trying

> to push this through before anyone knows what they are doing.

>

>Meningitis is an extremely rare disease affecting about 50 to 60 people per

year in NY. And the meningitis vaccine, according to the manufacturer, isn't

very effective. Assuming all the claims made by the manufacturer

> are correct, vaccinating everyone in the state may reduce the number of

infections by 10 to 20 cases per year. Yet according to the CDC the vaccine

manufacturers 1% of the people who get the vaccines (about 2000 people per year)

can

> expect a serious adverse reaction including serious neurological damage and

death.

>

>And study after study has determined that mandatory meningitis vaccines don't

make economic sense; the money spent on other health care activities can save

more lives and prevent more injuries.

>

>JOIN US IN ALBANY,

> JUNE 1, at 10 am on the State Street steps of the Legislative Office Building

.. Handouts will be provided and we will help you find your legislators.

>

>Carpools are being organized. Email Rita Palma and Rudley at

nyvaccinechoice@ gmail.com. for more information.

>

>

>

>Please

> call and fax the following legislators.

>

>All the prefixes are 518-455- ###

>

>Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, PH: 3791 FX: 5459

>Assembly Health Chair Gottfried, PH: 4941 FX: 5939

>Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes, PH: 5005 FX: 5471 (Sponsor of the

Assembly bill)

>Assemblywoman Amy in, PH: 5585 FX: 5409

> (Co-sponsor of the Assembly bill)

>

>Sen. Tom Duane, PH: 2451 FX: 4846,

> Chair of the Health Committee

>Sen. Sampson, PH: 2758 FX: 4806, Senate Majority Leader

>Sen. Dean Skelos, PH: 3171 FX: 6950, Senate Minority Leader

>Sen. Malcolm , PH: 2701 FX: 2816,

>Sen. Tom Libous, PH: 2677 FX: 2065

>Sem. Velmanette Montgomery, PH: 3451, FX: 6854. (Sponsor of the Senate Bill)

>

>RAISE THESE POINTS!

>

>Stop Assembly Bill 10313 and Senate Bill 7156

>

> * Why should New York's seventh graders be the first in the world to be

required to get this shot?

> * Why the

> extreme measure with no epidemic/ emergency?

> * The shot is available now to those who want it- why the mandate?

> * Do we have studies to show the case/ fatality rate(s) will be less with a

mandate?

> * Are there proven safety studies? Where?

> * 1,500 cases arise annually in the US- will this requirement harm more

than it helps?

> * Disease rate is low with no mandate. Are there other, and better,

prevention measures?

> * The shot does not prevent 100% of the strains yet gives a false sense of

security.

> * The law also repeals the requirement to educate the recipient with info

on the shot.

> * Will this cause our youngest and brightest to attend college out of

state?

> * NY is 9.2 billion dollars in debt. This will cost the taxpayer MILLION$$!

>

>Directions to the Capitol in Albany.

>

>The New York State Assembly chambers are located in the Capitol Building. Most

Assembly offices are in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building and Agency

Building 4. These buildings are all part of the Empire State Plaza complex in

downtown Albany, New York.

>

>Driving Directions

>

>

>From the North: Take Interstate 87 (Northway) to Interstate 90 (East) exit,

proceed east to Interstate 787and take Empire Plaza exit.

>

>

>From the South: Take New York State

> Thruway (Interstate 87) to Exit 23 - straight through Toll Booth to Interstate

787, then take Empire Plaza exit.

>

>

>From the East: Take Interstate 90

> and cross Hudson River. Take exit to Interstate 787 South, along

> river. Take Empire Plaza exit.

>

>

>From the West: Take the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) to Exit 24

(Albany), proceed east

> on Interstate 90 to Interstate 787 South, along river. Take Empire Plaza Exit.

>

>